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Written question asked by Stephen Timms (Labour) on Thursday, 11 December 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 (named day). It was answered by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat) on Tuesday, 16 December 2014 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Minimum Wage

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers who were issued with notices of underpayment for the national minimum wage and were eligible for naming and shaming under the arrangements introduced since 1 October 2013 he has decided not to name and shame.

Answer

Under the revised Naming Scheme the Government will name all employers that have been issued with a Notice of Underpayment (NoU) unless employers meet one of the exceptional criteria or have arrears of £100 or less.

To date 3 employers have made successful representations against being named and 8 employers have not been named as they had arrears of £100 or less.

The Government has already named 55 employers. Between them they owed workers a total of over £139,000 in arrears and have been charged financial penalties totalling over £60,000. We will be naming other employers that do not comply with National Minimum Wage regulations soon.

Anyone not receiving the minimum wage that they are legally entitled to should call the Pay and Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
218354
Session
2014-15
Subjects
Enforcement Minimum wage Underpayments
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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