The largest ever legal claim against the care sector has been launched in what could turn out to be one of the worst breaches of pay rules ever seen.
Seventeen care workers claim to have been paid less than half the minimum wage, the company says that is not correct and that it pays its workers an average hourly rate that exceeds the minimum wage. An employment tribunal will now examine whether the company is correct to claim it pays above the minimum wage.
October 2016 sees the increase in National Minimum Wage rate, you can view them here NMW2016
