Suspension of minimum wage enforcement in the social care sector extended 29 September 2017 The government has announced a further one-month suspension of minimum wage enforcement concerning sleep-in shifts in the social care sector to minimise disruption to the sector and seek to ensure workers receive the wages they are owed. This follows July’s decision to waive all historic penalties in the sector where employers incorrectly paid workers a flat- rate for sleep-in shifts instead of hourly rates. This was in response to concerns over the combined impact which financial penalties and arrears of wages could have on the stability and long-term viability of providers. This decision will allow the government to establish how providers’ back pay bills will affect vulnerable people’s care. The evidence base will also ensure any intervention is proportionate and necessary and could be required to satisfy EU State aid rules on government funding for private organisations. During this temporary pause, the government will develop a new enforcement scheme for the sector to encourage and support social care providers to identify back pay owed to their staff. This will help to minimise the impact of future minimum wage enforcement in the sector while seeking to ensure workers receive the arrears they are owed.
Exceptional measures announced in July will remain in place until guidelines on this new approach are outlined next month.
It remains the government’s expectations that all employers pay their workers according to the law, including for sleep- in shifts, as set out in guidance entitled ‘Calculating the National Minimum Wage’ .
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Minimum wage – cutting your risk interactive webinar 2 October 2017
Wednesday 4 October at 11am, HMRC is running a live webinar which focuses on working time and deductions.
Almost all workers are entitled, by law, to either the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage.
HMRC’s online support will help you make sure you are paying your workers the correct amount of pay.
The National Living Wage and The National Minimum Wage - cutting your risk series
This live, interactive webinar is the first in the ‘cutting your risk’ series, and covers the essentials you need to know on National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage. It also covers the common errors made by employers, concentrating on working time and deductions.
Wednesday 4 October – 11am to midday
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Carers in Scotland guaranteed Living Wage for overnight hours. 24 October 2017
Care workers in Scotland are to be paid the real Living Wage of £8.45 for sleepover hours, meaning the Living Wage will now be received for all hours worked.
Care workers in Scotland have received the Living Wage for non-sleepover hours since 1 October 2016.
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