News "Human Rights" clarifies cases in which workers' wages can be deducted without their consent

The Commission on Human Rights has confirmed that no deduction from the wages of workers enjoying special rights without their written consent, except in specific cases.

The Authority explained that these cases include the recovery of employer loans, provided that the deduction of the worker does not exceed 10% of his salary, his social insurance contributions and all other contributions owed by the worker and prescribed by law.

The cases also included the contributions of the workers to the provident fund and the loans due to the fund, the premiums for any employer who undertook the construction of dwellings for the purpose of possessing the workers or any other benefit, as well as the fines imposed on the employer. worker for the offenses that he committed as well as the amount deducted damages.

It noted that there were other cases in which a claim was enforced pursuant to a court order, provided that the monthly deduction for that purpose did not exceed one quarter of the salary due to the court. worker, unless otherwise provided.

She pointed out that, in all cases, the percentage of deductible amounts should not exceed half of the worker's salary, unless it is proved to the labor dispute settlement authority that the deduction this percentage may be increased or the worker needs more than half of his salary. Three-quarters of his salary, whatever.