The government has named and shamed 191 employers who have underpaid workers, including major household names, as companies failed to pay £2.1m to over 34,000 workers due the national minimum wage
This followed investigations by HMRC into breaches which took place between 2011 and 2018. Named employers have since been made to pay back what they owed, and were fined an additional £3.2m.
The government recently gave millions a pay rise, by increasing national living wage and national minimum wage rates in April 2021. The rise means someone working full time on the national living wage will be taking home £5,400 more annually than they were in 2010. Every UK worker is entitled to the national minimum wage, regardless of their age or profession.
Minimum wage breaches can occur when workers are being paid on or just above the minimum wage rate, and then have deductions from their pay for uniform or accommodation.
