Minimum wage offenders named and shamed

MORE than 90 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage have been named and shamed.

They include eight businesses based in the West Midlands.

Between them, the 92 companies named owed £1,873,712 in arrears, and cover sectors including hairdressing, social care, hospitality and security services.

Since the scheme was introduced in October 2013, 490 employers have been named and shamed, with total arrears of more than £3,000,000 and total penalties of more than £1,100,000.

Business minister Nick Boles said: “There is no excuse for not paying staff the wages they’re entitled to.

“Our policy of naming and shaming employers who ignore the law means there are consequences for their reputation as well as their wallets.

“In April we will introduce a new National Living Wage which will mean a pay rise of over £900-a-year for someone working full time on the minimum wage and we will enforce this equally robustly.”

On 1 October 2015, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rose to £6.70. 
 
The locally-based firms named and shamed are:

Umberto Giannini Hair Cosmetics Ltd, Birmingham, failed to pay £2,172.53 to two employees.

Bayliss Commercial Builders Ltd, Tamworth, failed to pay £2,086.30 to one employee.

Hayes Freight Ltd, Walsall, failed to pay £1,465.46 to one employee.

Dee Set Confectionery Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, failed to pay £838.95 to one employee.

Priory Park Hair Salon Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, failed to pay £766.93 to one employee.

Ipsum Contracts Ltd, Worcester, failed to pay £689.00 to one employee.

Ultra Furniture Ltd, Kingswinford, failed to pay £599.39 to five employees.

Premier Posting Services Ltd, Birmingham, failed to pay £504.80 to one employee.

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