Employment legislation on uniforms

[tinman13]

Hi

The boss of my friend insists he wears a cap with the company logo on it but says he must pay for the cap. Dose he have to pay for the privilege of advertising the company he works for? Is a cap considered health and safety wear?

[bednobs]

I wouldn't havethought a cap constitues Personal protective Equipment (which the employee wouldnt have to pay for)
What does your friend do?

[terambulan]

If you dont pay for your work-wear what's to stop you trashing/losing/selling it? Costs are refundable when job ceases.

[tinman13]

Hi
He is a bus driver.

[bednobs]

then a cap is not health and safety wear

[terambulan]

pride in company's livery......leave the job to someone who appreciates being employed.

[cassa333]

Terambulan, There is a difference between taking pride and wanting your job and having to pay for a company logo'd cap. As far as I know it costs aren't refundable but if you know the system should be tax deductable.

Although I think they can ask you to pay I feel it is very mean of them. It's not as if you can wear it out!

[uno.who]

Wearing a uniform or part thereof is not legally enforceable, but may be part of your terms of employment. If it is, then you need to do it ... or get another job.

I know it's a bit unjust expecting employees to pay for their own uniforms but schools do just that and companies are feeling the pinch. I know, for instance, that door stewards now have to pay for their own accreditation and stab-resistant vests, while restaurant staff in a local establishment have to buy and wear white shirt/blouse and black skirt/trousers.

Any required purchase of uniform IS tax deductable and you can claim it easily through your annual assessment.

[Skyline D]

Any required purchase of uniform is deductible yes. However, any required purchase of normal clothing is not. People who have to wear a suit to work, as I do, cannot claim it as a tax deduction and neither would the restaurant staff you quote above be able to do so as a white blouse or shirt and black trousers or skirt isn't anything other than normal clothing. However, the doormen would certainly be allowed a deduction for the vests.

[uno.who]

Fair point skyline ... I was, in this case, referring specifically to purchase of a uniform cap which cannot be regular clothing.

[Skyline D]

I agree, the cap would qualify.

However, it wouldn't save you paying the cash of course, just in effect 20% of it (presuming basic rate taxpayer). For the sake of saving 20% of the cost of one cap you want your head looked at if you volunteer to do a tax return if you don't otherwise already have reason to do one (as I'd imagine is the case with 99% of people in this position).

Each to their own of course depending on how competent they are at form filling and how organised they are at retaining information but I wouldn't entertain voluntarily doing a tax return if it wasn't going to save me at least �100 (well I might but I'm an accountant and do them frequently, I wouldn't entertain it if I didn't deal with tax returns professionally).

[uno.who]

I concur 100%.

For the sake of 10 - 20 quid it's just not worth the hassle.

Every now and then HMG sends me an invitation to consider doing a voluntary return, as it could be in my own best interests !!! I just smile, make it into a paper aeroplane, and send it towards the bin :-)

[PrettyAna80]

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