<prompt> Human: I am currently a University student, and over the summer I have been working at a restaurant. At the very start of my time, the manager and myself waited on a table. Neither of us added two bottles of 40 wine to the tables account, and as a result the table ended up not being charged 80. Now that I have left the job, she has sent me a text asking whether it is ok for her to deduct this from my wages. While I accept that I have some responsibility for this, it seems unfair that I should shoulder the whole blame, as she was also involved in the table. I also believe that the error came as a result of her management, as only myself and her were working at the time, and as a result we were unbelievably understaffed. Is there anyway I can contest this deduction, or am I stuffed? EDIT: after listening to your guys advice, I told her that I did not consent to a deduction, and that Id be happy to take the issue up with head office if she saw fit. She has replied, promising me that she will not deduct. UPDATE NO.2: I have just contacted HR, telling them that she asked to deduct 80 from my wages. I also commented that I believed that this reflected her overall management strategy, which has been poor during my period working with the company. Just wanted to thank everyone for their help, without the support I received I probably would have given in. Cheers Reddit!  <response>: If you were on the minimum wage, I dont think she can do this anyway as it will take you below the minimum you can be paid by law. As others have said - if you do agree to a deduction, only pay the cost price, not the selling price. Definitely argue this point - it sounds very much like she is trying to hide this from higher up the management chain by getting you to make good the error. 