High Court Victory – Petkus v Complete Highway Care Ltd

High Court Victory – Petkus v Complete Highway Care Ltd

    The High Court issued a judgement on Friday 20th January 2017, the details of which signify a huge victory for workers. This judgement reverses a previous held incorrect belief, amongst many, that a reduction in a worker’s wage is not a deduction from their wage and therefore the worker involved has no case under the Payment of Wages Act 1991. This incorrect belief arose out of an obiter comment made in a case commonly referred to as the “McKenzie” case. The Petkus case … read more