Employment law cases

All items: Standby and call-out allowances

  • Smith v Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust

    Date:
    9 December 2009

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that a sleep-in payment was not an allowance for the purpose of the national minimum wage. Therefore it should not be excluded from the calculation of the hourly rate paid by the employer.

  • Lucy and others v British Airways plc

    Date:
    19 January 2009

    The Employment Appeal Tribunal has held that an employment tribunal did not have jurisdiction to hear claims against British Airways for non-payment of flying allowances to cabin crew who had not been able to fly because of an airport closure.

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Employment law cases: HR and legal information and guidance relating to standby and call-out allowances.