BIS have published an updated guide which provides advice on calculating the the National Minimum Wage (NMW), and the new National Living Wage (NLW), to help employers comply with the legislation. The 55-page document provides comprehensive practical advice and examples to explain: (i) eligibility for the minimum wage (used collectively to refer to both NMW and NLW); (ii) what counts and does not count as pay and working hours for minimum wage purposes; (iii) how to calculate the minimum wage; and (iv) how the minimum wage will be enforced. Section 3: ‘Working hours for which the minimum wage must be paid’, provides general guidance on sleeping between duties and time spent travelling on business, but given recent appellate courts judgments and the complexity of such arrangements, taking legal advice may be appropriate. 

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