For many years, we have been advising employers that requiring employees to participate in unpaid meetings and undertake “before work” tasks such as health and safety checks, or the requirement to cash up after hours, amounts to work, and should result in an employee being paid. The Employment Court recently confirmed that view. Employers should be aware of the potential legal issues that flow from the Smiths City decision.
In Labour Inspector v Smiths City Group Limited, the Court held that ...
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