Liverpool recruiter fined for withholding pay

A RECUITMENT agency specialising in supplying seafaring workers was fined more than £3,000 for withholding around £21,000 worth of workers’ pay.

Susan Myers (nee Leach), a director of Relay Marine UK Ltd, pleaded guilty for withholding pay, totalling around £21,000, from four workers at Liverpool Magistrates Court on Monday.

The case was brought to court by the Government’s Employment Agency Standards (EAS) inspectorate.

EAS found that Susan Myers either failed to make full payment to the workers or failed to pay them at all.

Minister for employment relations, Norman Lamb, said: “Today’s result sends out the message loud and clear that we continue to take action against rogue recruiters who flout the law.

“I am pleased to say that most agencies play fairly. It’s only the minority who continue to ignore their responsibilities – but they undermine the system for the rest and we will take action against them.”