Category Archives: Wages

Sleepover shifts and the minimum wage

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Darren Newman

Next week the Supreme Court will hear argument in two cases involving care workers. At issue is whether a care worker who ‘sleeps over’ in the care home should be regarded as working for that whole shift so that each … Continue reading →

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USA v Nolan: Why America must be kicking itself

Posted on October 28, 2015 by Darren Newman

SCENE: INTERIOR USA COMMAND BUNKER Dozens of generals and CIA types sit around a huge table. Uniformed flunkies are busying themselves in the background, carrying messages, whispering in the ears of the great men who have gathered to meet the … Continue reading →

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Docking wages for toilet breaks: the real scandal

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Darren Newman

In the folk song ‘Drill ye Tarriers Drill’ Big Jim Goff is blown into the air by a workplace explosion and when he queries why his next wage packet is a dollar short he is told ‘you were docked for … Continue reading →

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