Pay-out for Butlins/Haven Staff

by Philip

 In a landmark ruling the Court of Appeal has said that some workers at the Butlins and Haven holiday camps have received less than the minimum wage.  The case was brought by Revenue and Customs of all people and means that workers are in line to win back-pay totalling over £1 million! The Court found that up to 10,000 seasonal workers such as bar staff were each charged £6 a fortnight for gas and electricity when they lived on site between 2004 and 2005.  As they were paid so low the deduction meant that they got less than the minimum wage and this breached the NMW regulations.  Revenue and Customs have warned that this could have wider implications for all workers in similar circumstances.  Not to state the obvious of course!

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