Weekly Issue 299

Government ignores feedback on employee owners

Despite an overwhelmingly negative response to the idea of “employee owners”, the government has said in its consultation response published last week that it is going ahead with the proposal anyway.

Master and Servant

Workers are not entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) if they live with their employer in the family home, unless they can show they fall within the exemption in the regulations.

Equal pay time

Under the Equality Act 2010 both employment tribunals and courts can decide equal pay claims because they are essentially claims for breach of contract.