Government is naming and shaming businesses which failed to pay the minimum wage to 12,000 of the lowest paid workers.

• 208 businesses named and shamed by government for failing to pay their employees the minimum wage
• employers ordered to repay workers and face penalties of nearly 2 million after breaches left around 12,000 workers out of pocket
• Business Minister Paul Scully: “We want workers to know that we’re on their side and they must be treated fairly by their employers, which is why paying the legal minimum wage should be non-negotiable for businesses.”

Over 200 employers are today (9 December 2021) being named and shamed by government for failing to pay their lowest paid staff the minimum wage.

The 208 employers were found to have failed to pay their workers 1.2 million in a clear breach of National Minimum Wage (NMW) law, leaving around 12,000 workers out of pocket.

Companies being named today range from multinational businesses and large high street names to SMEs and sole traders, in a clear message that no employer is exempt from paying their workers the statutory minimum wage.

These businesses have since had to pay back what they owe to staff and also face significant financial penalties of up to 200% of what was owed, which are paid to the government. The investigations by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs concluded between 2014 and 2019.

Minister for Labour Markets Paul Scully said:

We want workers to know that we’re on their side and they must be treated...

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