Petition · past parliament
Direct all payroll companies to refund all deductions made on staff salaries
Rejected
13 signatures
What the petition asks
Some Umbrella Companies make deductions called Company Margin or Admin fee on staff gross income. These costs are not to be deducted from staff salaries. The contracting companies should pay for the services rendered to them by the Umbrella Companies. It is their obligation and not the staff's.
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
There are already guidelines as to when an employer can make deductions from pay. We're not sure exactly what further action you'd like the Government or Parliament to take.
You can find out more about the guidelines here:
https://www.gov.uk/understanding-your-pay/deductions-from-your-pay
You could start a new petition asking for a specific change to these guidelines, if that's something you'd like to see happen.
There are already guidelines as to when an employer can make deductions from pay. We're not sure exactly what further action you'd like the Government or Parliament to take.
You can find out more about the guidelines here:
https://www.gov.uk/understanding-your-pay/deductions-from-your-pay
You could start a new petition asking for a specific change to these guidelines, if that's something you'd like to see happen.
Timeline
| 19 Mar 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 May 2019 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
13
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 May 2019
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.