In an interesting decision (Nambalat v Taher and another;
Udin v Chamsi-Pasha and others [2012]) the Court of Appeal has decided that
if a domestic worker is being treated as a member of their employer’s family
rather than as a domestic servant they will not be entitled to receive the
minimum wage.
Relevant factors will include eating arrangements, the allocation
of accommodation, sharing of household tasks etc. This could be quite a
challenge for Employment Tribunals in the future. I wonder if this could also
mean that if you treat your husband, wife or kids more as a domestic servants
than as members of the family you will have to pay them the minimum wage – oh
dear I better take then out to the cinema tonight!!
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