Hi eg5732,
Please note, HMRC cannot comment on specific arrangements without undertaking a full National Minimum Wage investigation.
HMRC can only provide general advice and signpost to guidance.
Any time that a worker is required to be at or near the place of work this time is considered to be working time for minimum wage purposes. Additional working time added onto a worker’s shift can be before their shift starts or after it has ended; each of these count as ‘working time’ for minimum wage purposes.
All ‘working time’ should be paid for at minimum wage rates.
Team meetings where attendance is required is working time for minimum wage purposes.
If a worker has to attend outside of their normal paid hours, then this would be counted as working time.
Workers have the right to one uninterrupted 20 minute rest break during their working day, if they work more than 6 hours a day.
This could be a tea or lunch break.
The break does not have to be paid - it depends on their employment contract.
Further guidance on the hours of work that count for minimum wage purposes, please refer to:
Working hours for which the minimum wage must be paid
If you are concerned that you are not being paid what you are entitled to, you can contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) on 0300 123 1100 or you can raise a complaint to HMRC using the following online form:
National Minimum Wage enquiries and complaints
Thank you.