Category Archives: Wages
Sleepover shifts and the minimum wage
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
Posted in national minimum wage, Uncategorized, Wages
Tagged care workers, Mencap, Shannon, Sleepover shifts, Tomlinson blake
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USA v Nolan: Why America must be kicking itself
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
Posted in case law, EU law, Redundancy Consultation, Wages
Tagged s.188, state immunity, TULR(C) Act, USA v Nolan
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Docking wages for toilet breaks: the real scandal
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
Posted in Wages
Tagged call centre, deductions from wages, Equality Act, Jo Swinson, Madeleine Moon, Toilet breaks
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