![]() Baxterstorey Limited, Reading, RG6, failed to pay £185,242.24 to 2,166 workers.ħ. Buzz Group Limited - Voluntary Arrangement 3/8/20, Nottingham, NG7, failed to pay £319,297.21 to 3,448 workers.Ħ. Argos Limited, Milton Keynes, MK9, failed to pay £480,093.58 to 10,399 workers.ĥ. Lloyds Pharmacy Limited, Coventry, CV2, failed to pay £903,307.47 to 7,916 workers.ģ. WH Smith Retail Holdings Limited, Swindon, SN3, failed to pay £1,017,693.36 to 17,607 workers.Ģ. List of named employers ( MS Excel Spreadsheet, 48.4 KB)ġ. This is the full list of employers being named and shamed for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage, with fuller detail provided in the attached spreadsheet: HMRC consider all complaints from workers, so workers are being reminded to check their pay with advice available through the Check your pay website.Employers should always carry out the necessary checks - see the guidance: Calculating the Minimum Wage.The minimum wage law applies to all parts of the UK.This led to the lowest paid workers in the UK seeing a rise of 9.7%, keeping the government on track to achieve its manifesto commitment for the National Living Wage to equal two-thirds of median earnings by 2024, provided economic conditions allow. The government is determined to ensure workers are paid for their hard work, having increased the National Living Wage by a record amount in April 2023. Since 2015, the budget for minimum wage enforcement has doubled with the government having ordered employers to repay over £100 million to 1 million workers. National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme R19 Educational Bulletin ( PDF, 210 KB, 8 pages).The government has been clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it, and that robust enforcement action will be taken against employers who do not pay their staff correctly. Regular naming rounds should be a useful tool in raising awareness of underpayment and helping to protect minimum wage workers. Where employers break the law, they not only do a disservice to their staff but also undermine fair competition between businesses. The minimum wage acts as a guarantee to ensure all workers without exception receive a decent minimum standard of pay. Bryan Sanderson Chair of the Low Pay Commission said: Guidance for employers on pay is available on GOV.UK, and today the government has published additional advice about breaches and the steps employers should take to make sure they pay their workers correctly. Whilst not all minimum wage underpayments are intentional, there is no excuse for underpaying workers. 21% of employers paid the incorrect apprenticeship rate.39% of employers failed to pay workers correctly for their working time.39% of employers deducted pay from workers’ wages.The employers named today previously underpaid workers in the following ways: The investigations by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs concluded between 20. The businesses named in today’s list have since paid back what they owe to their staff and have also faced financial penalties. Most businesses do the right thing and look after their employees, but we’re sending a clear message to the minority who ignore the law: pay your staff properly or you’ll face the consequences. Paying the legal minimum wage is non-negotiable and all businesses, whatever their size, should know better than to short-change hard-working staff. ![]() Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business Kevin Hollinrake said: The 202 employers were found to have failed to pay their workers almost £5 million in a clear breach of National Minimum Wage (NMW) law, leaving around 63,000 workers out of pocket.Ĭompanies being named today range from major high street brands to small businesses and sole traders, in a clear message from government that no employer is exempt from paying their workers the statutory minimum wage. Over 200 employers are today (21 June 2023) being named by government for failing to pay their lowest paid staff the minimum wage. Follows on from 9.7% increase in National Living Wage and Minimum Wage paid to almost 3 million workers.Employers ordered to repay workers and face penalties of nearly £7 million after breaches left 63,000 workers out of pocket.202 businesses named for failing to pay the minimum wage to lowest paid workers.
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