Walton v Independent Living Organisation

Walton v Independent Living Organisation [2003] EWCA Civ 199 is a UK labour law case regarding the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.

She was paid £31.40 a day and got allowance for meals and sleeping was free when she was with Miss Jones.

The National Minimum Wage Team of the Inland Revenue contacted the company about a complaint.

Ms Walton agreed with this, and signed an agreement that this was in fact her hours of work.

Arden LJ said it was a question of fact whether the worker did ‘only stand and wait’ and here she did not, and was able to do something entirely unrelated while at work.