Labour Standards
Employers may deduct from wages for the following reasons:
Income tax, CPP and EI
Employee benefits, such as health plans or pension plans
Charges for board and lodging, subject to a maximum set out in the Labour Standards Code
Recovery of pay advances or overpayments
Deductions for employee purchases on a business account, if there is an agreement between the employee and employer
Deductions for cleaning woolen or heavy material uniforms
Court ordered deductions such as garnishment of wages for debt, or for child support payments
Your employer may not deduct money from your wages to pay for damage you caused, losses incurred due to theft by customers, or suspected theft by you unless:
The employer can show that the loss was your fault
You agree in writing to the deduction
The deduction does not cause your total wages to fall below minimum wage
Pay cannot fall below minimum wage when deductions are taken for work uniforms. Neither employers nor recruiters may charge workers fees for recruitment costs and cannot make deductions from employees’ pay to cover the cost of recruiting.