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A list of 25 employers who failed to pay workers the minimum wage has been released by the government. They are the latest offenders to be "named and shamed" under rules that came into effect last October. Between them they owe more than £43,000 to staff and have been ordered to pay fines totalling more than £21,000. Business minister Jenny Willott said: "If employers break the law they need to know they will face tough consequences." The national minimum wage is currently £6.31 an hour for adults and will rise to £6.50 from October.
'Wrong and illegal' The employers were investigated by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) after members of staff called a free helpline to report they were being underpaid. They include a school in Edinburgh which underpaid an employee by £3,739 and a garage in Bradford that failed to pay a worker £6,426. The government's "naming and shaming" initiative is one of a number of measures it has introduced for employers who break the minimum wage law......Read more here
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