The government has published the names of over 600 employers that failed to pay the national minimum wage (NMW). Approximately 4 million has been repaid to over 27,000 workers, with penalties totalling 7 million issued to the employers responsible. This is the 24th naming round since the scheme launched in 2011. Since that time, more than 100 million in penalties have been issued to over 5,200 employers, leading to over 66 million being repaid to 650,000 workers.
This is the first naming round since the establishment of the Fair Work Agency (FWA) in April 2026. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) currently enforces NMW compliance on behalf of the FWA, but the FWA is expected to assume full enforcement responsibility from April 2027. The FWA's remit will extend beyond minimum wage enforcement to cover holiday and sick pay obligations.
Alongside the naming list, the government published an educational bulletin setting out the most common causes of underpayment. These include deductions from wages for items such as food, travel costs, equipment, childcare and salary sacrifice schemes; unpaid working time, including pre- or post-shift work, travel time and overtime; and failure to pay the uprated minimum wage following a worker's birthday or from 1 April each year.
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