12.01. When an employee wears a uniform or special clothing, identified or not with the employer’s establishment, the uniform or clothing must be supplied at no cost by the employer.
The employer cannot require an amount of money from an employee for the purchase, rental, use or upkeep of the uniform or special clothing.
At the end of his employment, an employee must return this uniform or special clothing to the employer and, failing this, the employer may deduct, from the amounts owed to the employee, the value of the uniform or special clothing, for which the employer must provide the proof of such value.
R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 44, s. 12.01; O.C. 1630-90, s. 1; O.C. 1559-91, s. 1; O.C. 619-92, s. 25; O.C. 649-93, s. 1; O.C. 632-94, s. 1; O.C. 514-95, s. 1; O.C. 469-96, s. 1; O.C. 630-98, s. 3; O.C. 1385-99, s. 8; O.C. 781-2005, s. 19; O.C. 771-2009, s. 10; O.C. 988-2011, s. 7.