Indicator 3.8.5

Legal tender does not include:
- notes which banks no longer exchange
- notes which are not accepted (for example, too small)
- currency which is unusable due to inflation
- in-kind benefits (food, housing, etc) of any kind.
There are situations where withholding salary, property or benefits are legally required, and so allowed under this indicator. For example:
salary withholdings, as required by the government. For example, part of a salary is sometimes withheld by a government for:
- statutory pensions
- health insurance
- taxes.
- a government can sometimes require the withholding of salary to pay overdue child-care support costs to another parent or pay overdue taxes
- salary deductions, as defined in a contract or collective bargaining agreement, that are agreed by both parties. For example, an agreed voluntary deduction for housing costs could be allowable.
- bonuses, which are considered optional and additional to the agreed salary and benefits. However, if clearly defined performance targets related to a bonus payment, as defined in a contract have been achieved, then the bonus cannot be withheld.

direct, regular, and accurate payment to employees through records review and interviews with employees and management;
if there are any instances when wages were delayed, deferred or withheld in the past and why;
employees understand the process for raising grievances if wages are delayed or inaccurate;
when foreign migrant employees are employed, apart from legally required deductions, no other deductions shall be made from their wages before payment, for example:
- recruitment or agency fees
- cost of airfare
- employment visas
- any fees or costs incurred in the recruitment process for employees to secure employment or placement, regardless of the manner, timing or location of their imposition or collection.