Duffield v Constructa-Stor Installation Services Ltd [1993] UKEAT 1026_93_0405 (4 May 1993)

Duffield v Constructa-Stor Installation Services Ltd [1993] UKEAT 1026_93_0405 (4 May 1993)

The preliminary issue is whether the written authority to collect wages extended to authorising deductions; the Tribunal found it did, but the appeal raises an arguable point of law that it did not. However, Section 1(5)(a)(ii) may ultimately permit the deduction regardless of authority.

Citation
[1993] UKEAT 1026_93_0405
Parties
Appellant: Mr Duffield; Respondent: Constructa-Stor Installation Services Limited
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Judgment Date
04 May 1993
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Preliminary Hearing
Outcome
matter proceeds to full hearing
Legal Topics
Wage Deductions, Agency Authority, Statutory Interpretation

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Parties

Mr Duffield

Appellant

Constructa-Stor Installation Services Limited

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Preliminary Hearing

  1. 1 Whether the appellant's written authority to a third party to collect wages extended to authorising deductions from wages under the Wages Act 1986
  2. 2 Whether the deduction made by the employer was prohibited by Section 1 of the Wages Act 1986 or permitted under Section 1(5)(a)(ii)

Ratio Decidendi

The preliminary issue is whether the written authority to collect wages extended to authorising deductions; the Tribunal found it did, but the appeal raises an arguable point of law that it did not. However, Section 1(5)(a)(ii) may ultimately permit the deduction regardless of authority.

Court Disposition

matter proceeds to full hearing

Orders

  • Copy of judgment to be supplied to both parties for reconsideration of whether to proceed.