In general, no. Under the Employment Rights Act of 1996, employees are entitled to the protection of their wages. This means that if an employer does not pay an employee the full amount that they are owed on time, they are unlawfully deducting from their employee’s wages. However, if the employee has violated their employment contract, or has not performed their duties as required by the terms of their employment, there may be circumstances in which the employee may not be paid.