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This month in the HA blog, we see how the Courts won't always make decisions with the benefit of hindsight, simply because it seems fair; Rebecca looks at some of the dispute resolution options available to joint venture partners and how you can minimise costs, stress and damage to your business in the event of a dispute; and Niki welcomes some clarity following a decision by The Court of Appeal regarding the minimum wage for sleep-in workers.
We've also got up to date case reports available via our disqualification calculator.
A £336,000 loan has been deemed not repayable by an employee simply based on wording included in earlier drafts of the contract or because it seemed fair.
Rebecca looks at some of the options available for resolving deadlock, including the dramatically named Texas Shoot Out and Russian Roulette processes.
Sleep-in workers not entitled to national minimum wage
The Court of Appeal has held that workers who are asleep but "on call" are only entitled to the national minimum wage during hours they are required to be awake for the purpose of working.
Facing disqualification proceedings (or just keen to avoid disqualification!)? Take a look at our up-to-date live case reports of actual director disqualifications ordered by the Court or agreed by Undertaking.
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