Sleep-in shifts legal battle ends

By Martin Ford | 19 March 2021

A long-running legal challenge by care workers over pay worth £400m has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

Justice Lady Arden ruled that workers should not be paid the minimum wage for hours they are asleep during sleep-in shifts.

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