55. Prohibition on deduction from remuneration and retention of personal documents
(1) An employer shall not make any deductions from the remuneration of, or seek to recover from, the holder of the employment permit concerned any charge, fee or expense arising out of or concerning one or more of the following:
(a) the application for the employment permit or a renewal of the permit or any matter relating to or concerning such an application or the grant or renewal of the permit;
(b) the recruitment of the holder for the employment in respect of which the application was made;
(c) any amount previously paid to the holder in respect of travelling expenses incurred by the holder in connection with taking up the employment in the State.
(2) Neither a person referred to in subsection (1) nor a person acting on his or her behalf shall keep any personal document belonging to a holder referred to in that subsection.