Limits on employer deductions for employee-caused loss, requiring cap to actual loss and prior opportunity to show cause. A deduction for damage or loss is limited to the amount of loss caused to the employer by the employee's negligence or default; such a deduction cannot be made until the employee is given an opportunity to show cause or the prescribed procedure is followed, and all deductions and realisations must be recorded in a prescribed register.
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Limits on employer deductions for employee-caused loss, requiring cap to actual loss and prior opportunity to show cause.
A deduction for damage or loss is limited to the amount of loss caused to the employer by the employee's negligence or default; such a deduction cannot be made until the employee is given an opportunity to show cause or the prescribed procedure is followed, and all deductions and realisations must be recorded in a prescribed register.
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