Hi, Recently, we encountered an incident wherein our securities handed over a key to the generator room to a third party to carry out service in the generator room. By oversight, the person who came for service was taken away the key. When we tried to switch on the generator, it was understood that the key was unavailable. Finally, we broke the Lock

In this case, the company incurred a cost of Rs. 500 . Can we penalize security with this amount? Because they should feel their mistake and should not repeat

From India, Coimbatore
KK!HR
1534

If the security function is outsourced, as is normally the case, deduct the amount from the service charges payable to them. In case it is a direct employee, deduct from the salary as a fine imposed on the employee. It is a permissible deduction from law as per the Payment of Wages Act 1936.
From India, Mumbai
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