National Minimum Wage - Definition of a worker

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• Pinsent Masons Employment Group

The Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) has given useful guidance on the correct approach to be taken when considering whether someone is a worker for the purposes of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 ("the NMW Act").

Workers are entitled to the National Minimum Wage. The statutory definition of a worker includes those employed under a contract of employment but also extends to a wider category of individuals. There are three elements to the wider definition. First, there must be ... (611 more words)

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