BIS have named a further 25 employers who failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage under the scheme introduced in October 2013. The scheme was revised to make it simpler to name and shame employers that do not comply with minimum wage rules.

Between them they owe workers a total of over £89,000 in arrears and have been charged financial penalties totaling over £36,000. The Government has introduced a series of tougher measures to crack down on employers that break National Minimum Wage law. As well as being publicly named and shamed, employers that fail to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage also face penalties of up to £20,000.

The Government is also legislating through the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill so that this penalty can be applied to each underpaid worker rather than per employer.

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