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Your employer can only deduct money from your wages if the deduction is reasonable, and:

• you agree in writing and it's mainly for your benefit
• it's allowed by a law, a court order, or by the Fair Work Commission (the Commission)
• it's allowed under your award, or
• it's allowed under your enterprise agreement and you agree to it. This means that your employer generally can't take money from your wages unless you agree and the deduction benefits you, or unless your award or enterprise agreement permits it. For example, if you accidentally break something, your employer can't deduct money from your wages. An employer can't force you to agree to a deduction. Even if the deduction is authorised under a term in an award or enterprise agreement, the term has no effect if the deduction is directly, or indirectly, for your employer's benefit, and if the deduction is unreasonable. All deductions from the wages of an employee under the age of 18, regardless of the circumstances, must be authorised in writing by the employee's parent or guardian.