Should staff be paid minimum wage when they don't work?

Should staff be paid minimum wage when they don't work?
Victoria Young
Whether firms had to pay staff minimum wage if they did not work during the covid-19 lockdown but were available to do so, was argued in an Employment Court test case today. A full Employment Court panel heard an appeal from Gate Gourmet, which was found by the Employment Relations Authority to have breached minimum wage rules during the covid-19 lockdown. In a determination dated June 29, ERA member Geoff O’Sullivan ordered the company to pay its workers the difference between what it paid over the lockdown and the minimum wage...

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