37 companies named and shamed for failing to pay minimum wage
15 January 2015
The government has today (15 January) named and shamed 37 employers who failed to pay their workers minimum wage.
Thu, 15 Jan 2015
The government has today (15 January) named and shamed 37 employers who failed to pay their workers minimum wage.
They include Hertfordshire estate agents Kings Group and Kings Group Lettings, which respectively neglected to pay £53,808.91 to 53 workers and £26,893.43 to 49 workers.
Between all 37, workers are owed a total of over £177,000 in arrears.
The companies have been charged financial penalties totalling over £51,000.
HM Revenue and Customs investigated the companies following worker complaints.
In a statement, business minister Jo Swinson said it was “illegal, immoral and completely unacceptable” to pay less than the minimum wage.
“If employers break this law they need to know that we will take tough action by naming, shaming and fining them as well as helping workers recover the hundreds of thousands of pounds in pay owed to them.”
Since October 2013, the government has named and shamed another 55 businesses.
They had total arrears of over £139,000 and total penalties of over £60,000.
Employers that fail to pay their workers minimum wage face fines of up to £20k.
There are different minimum wages for different workers:
The government has today (15 January) named and shamed 37 employers who failed to pay their workers minimum wage.
They include Hertfordshire estate agents Kings Group and Kings Group Lettings, which respectively neglected to pay £53,808.91 to 53 workers and £26,893.43 to 49 workers.
Between all 37, workers are owed a total of over £177,000 in arrears.
The companies have been charged financial penalties totalling over £51,000.
HM Revenue and Customs investigated the companies following worker complaints.
In a statement, business minister Jo Swinson said it was “illegal, immoral and completely unacceptable” to pay less than the minimum wage.
“If employers break this law they need to know that we will take tough action by naming, shaming and fining them as well as helping workers recover the hundreds of thousands of pounds in pay owed to them.”
Since October 2013, the government has named and shamed another 55 businesses.
They had total arrears of over £139,000 and total penalties of over £60,000.
Employers that fail to pay their workers minimum wage face fines of up to £20k.
There are different minimum wages for different workers:
- Adult rate (21 and over) — £6.50 per hour
- 18 to 20 year olds — £5.13 per hour
- 16 to 17 year olds — £3.79 per hour
- Apprentice rate — £2.73 per hour
