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In a long-standing case, Tomlinson-Blake v Royal Mencap Society, the Supreme Court (SC) has held that “sleep-in” carers are not entitled to receive national minimum wage (NMW) for the hours they spend asleep and are therefore not working. Here, we discuss the details of the case.
A new inquiry has been launched by the Housing Communities and Local Government Committee (HCLGC) to examine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the social care sector and its long-term funding. The deadline for submissions is 15 April 2021, with information on how to give evidence here.
Ben McCarthy, lead researcher and employment law writer at Croner-i reviews the recent Supreme Court findings on the payment of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) to workers on “sleep-in” shifts and discusses the practical complexities facing employers following this landmark ruling.
Opeyemi Ogundeji, researcher and employment law writer at Croner-i, details the upcoming changes to the National Living Wage, effective from 1 April 2021.
FAQs on furlough and the Government’s Job Retention Scheme which aims to provide employers with an alternative to redundancies. The Job Retention Scheme has been extended until the end of September 2021.
The Job Retention Scheme has been extended until the end of September 2021. These FAQs relate to the Job Retention Scheme and its operation from July to October 2020. The Scheme will operate under adjusted rules from November 2020.
A recent ONS report identifies job categories and workers most at risk during 2020. Most of it is as expected, although there are a few exceptions. Jon Herbert reports.
NHS leaders were given much to think about when Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock published proposals for more reform on 11 February 2021, in his White Paper, Integration and Innovation. But the social care sector has been left underwhelmed, wondering whether the structural changes for NHS planning, commissioning and procurement systems will affect social care at all.
