A recent case between an employer and employee involving a sandwich, has provided a sharp reminder that the accurate claiming of expenses is a key part of employment policies and even the slightest infringement can carry significant consequences.
Whilst the overwhelming majority of companies comply and pay the National Minimum/Living Wage rates, it has been identified that certain working practices or employers strict requirements can mean that the actual rate of pay falls below the legal minimums.
It’s now three years since the onset of covid. Little did we know that the stay at home order of March 2020 would herald the biggest shakeup of working routines and practices since the industrial revolution. Not even the invention of the computer or the internet had the same scale of impact on where and how we work.