**Thousands of hard-working Brits who have been denied over £7.3 million in pay by their employers have been directly repaid as part of latest Government crackdown on those who fail to pay the minimum wage.**
The findings come alongside enforcement action against businesses failing to pay their staff the legal National Minimum Wage, making clear that workers won’t be made to pay for the mistakes or negligence of those they work for, regardless of how big or well-known they are.
New figures show a total of around £12.6 million in penalties have been issued to 389 employers, with these fines coming on top of the repaid wages.
Data published today, available in the notes to editors of this press release, reveals that businesses across sectors including social care, sports and retail, were among those failing to comply with minimum wage laws.
This is the first ‘naming round’ since the Chancellor’s Budget commitment to publish more frequently, this puts more pressure on employers to keep their payroll up to date and boosts workers’ confidence that when they’re treated poorly by their boss, swift justice will follow.
This is also the final naming round before the Fair Work Agency begins its work on 7 April, a brand-new enforcement body formed through the recently passed Employment Rights Act to bring workers’ rights enforcement under one roof for the first time.
Offering a single, streamlined place where employers will be able to get guidance on how to follow the rules, the Fair Work Agency will have more muscle to ensure that workers across the country get every penny they are owed.
This not only includes enforcing payment of the minimum wage but is soon set to tackle those who break the law by denying holiday and sick pay.
Today’s announcement also comes ahead of further increases to the minimum wage, which will see the lowest earners over 21 years old receive an annual pay boost of £900 for those working full time. Coming alongside the decision to extend Statutory Sick Pay to 3 million more workers, freeze the 5p fuel duty cut and cap energy prices so that households save £117 on their bills next month, this Government is demonstrating its commitment to support people across the UK with the cost of living.
Most of these workers are “benefit scroungers”. Can’t wait for the daily mail headlines looking into the ” lifestyles” of the owners of the companies dependent on government handouts.
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Id love to know how much growth driven in the property market comes from off the books labourers
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Its funny to me that the HM Prison and Probation service is on that list as well
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>46. Fordingbridge Farm Shop Limited, Fordingbridge, SP6, failed to pay £14,897.58 to 16 workers.
This company was liquidated last year, were they not paid in the wind up? Hopefully they all got paid now.
The area’s now the Forde Inn on Whitsbury Rd outside a newbuild estate.
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**Thousands of hard-working Brits who have been denied over £7.3 million in pay by their employers have been directly repaid as part of latest Government crackdown on those who fail to pay the minimum wage.**
The findings come alongside enforcement action against businesses failing to pay their staff the legal National Minimum Wage, making clear that workers won’t be made to pay for the mistakes or negligence of those they work for, regardless of how big or well-known they are.
New figures show a total of around £12.6 million in penalties have been issued to 389 employers, with these fines coming on top of the repaid wages.
Data published today, available in the notes to editors of this press release, reveals that businesses across sectors including social care, sports and retail, were among those failing to comply with minimum wage laws.
This is the first ‘naming round’ since the Chancellor’s Budget commitment to publish more frequently, this puts more pressure on employers to keep their payroll up to date and boosts workers’ confidence that when they’re treated poorly by their boss, swift justice will follow.
This is also the final naming round before the Fair Work Agency begins its work on 7 April, a brand-new enforcement body formed through the recently passed Employment Rights Act to bring workers’ rights enforcement under one roof for the first time.
Offering a single, streamlined place where employers will be able to get guidance on how to follow the rules, the Fair Work Agency will have more muscle to ensure that workers across the country get every penny they are owed.
This not only includes enforcing payment of the minimum wage but is soon set to tackle those who break the law by denying holiday and sick pay.
Today’s announcement also comes ahead of further increases to the minimum wage, which will see the lowest earners over 21 years old receive an annual pay boost of £900 for those working full time. Coming alongside the decision to extend Statutory Sick Pay to 3 million more workers, freeze the 5p fuel duty cut and cap energy prices so that households save £117 on their bills next month, this Government is demonstrating its commitment to support people across the UK with the cost of living.
[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hundreds-of-employers-handed-penalties-for-illegally-underpaying-workers](https://www.gov.uk/government/news/hundreds-of-employers-handed-penalties-for-illegally-underpaying-workers)
Most of these workers are “benefit scroungers”. Can’t wait for the daily mail headlines looking into the ” lifestyles” of the owners of the companies dependent on government handouts.
Id love to know how much growth driven in the property market comes from off the books labourers
Its funny to me that the HM Prison and Probation service is on that list as well
>46. Fordingbridge Farm Shop Limited, Fordingbridge, SP6, failed to pay £14,897.58 to 16 workers.
This company was liquidated last year, were they not paid in the wind up? Hopefully they all got paid now.
The area’s now the Forde Inn on Whitsbury Rd outside a newbuild estate.