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Over 500 companies on the British 'blacklist' are accused of not paying the minimum wage

2024-02-24 12:18:19Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

More than 500 companies have been named by the UK government for failing to pay the minimum wage. "524 employers were found to have failed to pay their workers almost £16m [€18.7m] in a clear breach of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) law, leaving over 172,000 workers out of pocket," said MP Kevin Hollinrake , Department of Business and Trade, in a press release.

The employers mentioned include the most popular leading brands in the country and beyond. “The businesses named in today's list have settled what they owe their staff and have also faced financial penalties of up to 200% of their underpayment. Investigations by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) were completed between 2015 and 2023.” he said. Hollinrake emphasized that employees deserve to be paid properly for the hard work they do. "While most businesses already do the right thing and pay their staff what they are owed, today's announcement sends a message to the minority that there are no consequences for reducing the hard work of their staff," he said.

This year marks 25 years since the introduction of the national minimum wage and this year's increase will see 16-17 year olds on the minimum wage increase by 21.2%. This year, the government also met a manifesto commitment to make the National Living Wage equal to two-thirds of median earnings by 2024, ending low hourly pay for those aged 21 and over. Estee Lauder, Greggs and EasyJet are among the high-profile employers named by the government for failing to pay workers the National Living Wage.

Other employers on the list include recruitment company Staffline, which failed to pay more than £5m to nearly 34,000 workers. Casino and bingo owner Rank Group was second, underpaying 5,629 workers by £960,000, and Estee Lauder third, with the cosmetics giant's 5,933 workers receiving almost £900,000 less than they should have. Pub chain Mitchell and Butlers, food giant 2 Sisters Poultry and NHS Highland were also among the 25 worst offenders.

Other notable names on the list are Game Retail Limited, which failed to pay £58,475.54 to 4,979 workers, according to the government, and River Island, which owes £57,841.14 to 1,007 workers. Iconic London toy store Hamleys failed to pay £16,509.72 to 320 workers and BAE Systems Applied Intelligence Limited failed to pay £1,592.46 to one employee. Near the bottom in 454th place is luxury department store Harrods, which is listed as unable to pay £775.04 per worker.


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