When can a fine be taken from wages?
- You can be fined only for acts listed in an approved notice displayed at your workplace, and only after you have been allowed to explain s. 19(1)–(3).
- Fines in one pay period cannot be more than three per cent of your wages for that period s. 19(4).
- A fine cannot be taken in instalments, or more than ninety days after it was imposed s. 19(6).
- Nobody under fifteen years of age can be fined s. 19(5).
Last checked 1 Nov 2026 · written from the official text · not reviewed by a lawyer. This explains the law in general and does not decide your case.