Can an employer charge an employee more than the commission he was paid? -

This is in the case of selling advertisement specialties. I sell pens and such with the customers name and address etc. custom imprinted on the item over the telephoneLater, another employee will call to verify that the order was indeed placed and then post the deal for me to get paid on. the following week I get paid.However, sometimes when a COD package is returned to us for whatever reason ...out of business, no money, etc.The company charges me back the money paid to me. That s understandable. However, can the company charge me back another 10.00 per order? one year they were charging back 20.00, but an uproar was made by a disgruntled employee or 2 or 3, and the policy went to not charging anything. This lasted only a short time and lone behold it was back to 10.00 within a few months. It seems insignificant, however with an average or 2 per week x 10 years it adds up.

At the next meeting you guys better hash out what the rules are about all this. Since it s up in the air at this point and the employer is trying to recoup fees you don t have, I d certainly question it and get a solid answer. He SHOULD be writing these off as bad debts, not taking it out of your commission since you have no say in what the customer does.