Company Car

[peter356a]

My stepdaughter has a clause in her contract (which she has signed) making her liable for any damage to the 'company car' she has been provided with, no matter how, or when, caused. She is only 19 and an inexperienced driver and has had 2 or 3 car park scrapes. The bottom line now is, she will not receive any salary this month as it is all going to be deducted to pay for the damage. I would class this as an unfair clause in her contract....a bit like the bus or delivery driver having a scrape in their vehicle and the company deducting the cost of the damage from their pay. Has anyone come across this situation please?

[ojread2]

"a bit like the bus or delivery driver having a scrape in their vehicle"

Nothing like it at all. Bus drivers are disciplined for having accidents and can lose their jobs after one, if company procedure has been followed. You have no idea about bus driving if you assume it is the 'same thing'
She should be lucky she is only losing a months wages
Why should the company be liable for 2 or 3 scrapes? Where would it end?

See chuck's link for her rights

[sophie_1003]

Ah yes I see; in that case hindsight is a wonderful thing; I didn't claim for any of the scrapes I had (just put up with having awful paintwork!) and now my insurance is very reasonable considering I'm still under 25.