The Supreme Court Ruling on National Minimum Wage for Sleep-in Shifts – Implications for Providers (as published in Care Home Management Magazine)
On 19 March 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision in the case of Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson Blake. The case concerned payment of National Minimum Wage (NMW) for sleep-in shifts. Specifically, the calculation of time spent by care workers for the purposes of the NMW regulations. The central question to …
