Issue 734

Breaching NMW law

Although employers are obliged by law to pay their employees a minimum rate of pay, the government has recently exposed dozens of companies who failed to do so.

Whistling in the dark

In a claim involving an employee dismissed for exposing their employer for a wrongdoing, tribunals only have to focus on the mental processes of the terminator.

At sea on holiday

When working out holiday leave for mariners, tribunals can take into account the time they spent when not aboard ship as well as the time when they were aboard.