Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many employers were named for breaking the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 in each month of 2014 to date.

Since 1 October 2013 the Government has named 30 employers under the revised scheme. Between them they owed workers a total of over £50,000 in arrears and have been charged financial penalties totalling over £24,000. We will be naming other employers that break National Minimum Wage law very soon.

These employers were named in two separate press notices (https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-names-employers-who-fail-to-pay-minimum-wage and https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-gets-tough-with-employers-failing-to-pay-minimum-wage). Five employers were named in February 2014 and 25 employers were named in June 2014.

Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should call the Pay & Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368. HM Revenue & Customs investigate all complaints.