United Kingdom: Supreme Court rules that “sleep-in” workers are not entitled to national minimum wage for the entirety of their shift

The UK Supreme Court has decided that those who sleep over on employer premises, but remain on stand-by to be called in emergencies are only entitled to the national minimum wage for the time when they are required to work during their stand-by hours [Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake and Shannon v Rampersad and another (T/A Clifton House Residential Home)] …

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