Clause 29

Deductions may be made under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 28 of this Act only on account of the absence of an employee from the place where, by the terms of his employment, he is required to work, such absence being for the whole or any part of the period during which he is so required to work.

The amount of any deduction referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall in no case bear to the salary payable to the employee in respect of the salary period for which the deduction is made a larger proportion than the period for which he was absent bears to the total period, within such salary period, during which he was required to work by the terms of his employment, and in the case of a monthly-rated employee shall not exceed one twenty-sixth of the monthly salary in respect of any one day.

If any employee absents himself from work otherwise than as provided by this Act or by his contract of service, the employer may, subject to any order which may be made by a court or by the Commissioner on complaint of either party, deduct from any salary due to such employee the cost of food supplied to him during such absence.