Section 9 — Employment Rights Act 1996: Standing statement of fixed deductions.

Standing statement of fixed deductions. 9 1 A pay statement given in accordance with section 8 need not contain separate particulars of a fixed deduction if—

a it contains instead an aggregate amount of fixed deductions, including that deduction, and b the employer has given to the worker , at or before the time at which the pay statement is given, a standing statement of fixed deductions which satisfies subsection (2).

2 A standing statement of fixed deductions satisfies this subsection if—

a it is in writing, b it contains, in relation to each deduction comprised in the aggregate amount of deductions, particulars of—

i the amount of the deduction, ii the intervals at which the deduction is to be made, and iii the purpose for which it is made, and c it is (in accordance with subsection (5)) effective at the date on which the pay statement is given.

3 A standing statement of fixed deductions may be amended, whether by—

a addition of a new deduction, b a change in the particulars, or c cancellation of an existing deduction, by notice in writing, containing particulars of the amendment, given by the employer to the worker .

4 An employer who has given to a worker a standing statement of fixed deductions shall—

a within the period of twelve months beginning with the date on which the first standing statement was given, and b at intervals of not more than twelve months afterwards, re-issue it in a consolidated form incorporating any amendments notified in accordance with subsection (3).

5 For the purposes of subsection (2)(c) a standing statement of fixed deductions—

a becomes effective on the date on which it is given to the worker , and b ceases to be effective at the end of the period of twelve months beginning with that date or, where it is re-issued in accordance with subsection (4), with the end of the period of twelve months beginning with the date of the last re-issue.