Legal experts have called the ruling a “game changer” and say payroll managers and advisers now risk fines even they do not have direct knowledge that their actions constitute a breach.
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Accountancy firm ‘involved’ in client’s underpayments in landmark decision
In a precedent-setting decision, the Federal Circuit Court has held an accountancy firm was liable for an employer's underpayments because it failed to make inquiries into whether minimum conditions were being met.
