§ 28 — Deductions for absence

28.—(1) Deductions may be made under section 27(1)(a) only on account of the absence of an employee from the place where, by the terms of his or her employment, he or she is required to work, the absence being for the whole or any part of the period during which he or she is so required to work.(2) The amount of any deduction referred to in subsection (1) must not bear a larger proportion to the salary payable at the gross rate of pay to the employee in respect of the salary period for which the deduction is made than the proportion the period for which the employee was absent bears to the total period within such salary period during which the employee was required to work by the terms of his or her employment; and in the case of a monthly‑rated employee the amount of deduction in respect of any one day is the gross rate of pay for one day’s work.

(3) If any employee absents himself or herself from work otherwise than as provided by this Act or by his or her contract of service, the employer may, subject to any order which may be made by a court or by the Commissioner on complaint of either party, deduct from any salary due to the employee the cost of food supplied to him or her during his or her absence.

—(1) Deductions may be made under section 27(1)(a) only on account of the absence of an employee from the place where, by the terms of his or her employment, he or she is required to work, the absence being for the whole or any part of the period during which he or she is so required to work.

(2) The amount of any deduction referred to in subsection (1) must not bear a larger proportion to the salary payable at the gross rate of pay to the employee in respect of the salary period for which the deduction is made than the proportion the period for which the employee was absent bears to the total period within such salary period during which the employee was required to work by the terms of his or her employment; and in the case of a monthly‑rated employee the amount of deduction in respect of any one day is the gross rate of pay for one day’s work.

(3) If any employee absents himself or herself from work otherwise than as provided by this Act or by his or her contract of service, the employer may, subject to any order which may be made by a court or by the Commissioner on complaint of either party, deduct from any salary due to the employee the cost of food supplied to him or her during his or her absence.