West Midlands companies ‘named and shamed’ for breaking national minimum wage law
Some 15 companies across the West Midlands have been “named and shamed” for breaking national minimum wage law.
The news comes as the Government publishes new figures which show that, nationwide, a total of £2.1m was found to be owed to over 34,000 workers.
The breaches took place between 2011 and 2018. Named employers have since been made to pay back what they owed, and were fined an additional £3.2m.
Minimum wage breaches can occur when workers are being paid on or just above the minimum wage rate, and then have deductions from their pay for uniform or accommodation.
The West Midlands companies named on the Government list are:
– One Stop Stores, Walsall, which failed to pay £56505.04 to 2631 workers
– Worcestershire County Cricket Trading, Worcester, which failed to pay £12919.37 to 2 workers
– Otium Entertainment Group, trading as Coventry City Football Club, Rugby, which failed to pay £8180.25 to 194 workers
– Quest Strategic Consulting – dissolved 17 November 2020, Birmingham, which failed to pay £5119.16 to 6 workers
– Russell Nursery School, Birmingham, which failed to pay £3080.31 to 1 worker
– Step by Step Recruitment, Worcester, which failed to pay £2658.96 to 35 workers
– Guru Nanak Sikh Temple, Wolverhampton, which failed to pay £2556.83 to 1 worker
– Darlaston Builders Merchants, Walsall, which failed to pay £1444.01 to 1 worker
– Mr Akbar Shah, trading as Biddulph Soaps, Staffordshire Moorlands, who failed to pay £1034.89 to 4 workers
– Workforce Staffing, Redditch, which failed to pay £915.9 to 50 workers
– Shengyang Trading, trading as Mooboo, Coventry, which failed to pay £760.15 to 3 workers
– Mr Stuart Melvin Aston, trading as Reflex Park Diner, Walsall, who failed to pay £706.5 to 2 workers
– Fishmore Hall Hotel, Shropshire, which failed to pay £690.22 to 8 workers
– WBC, trading as Westdown Bathroom Centre, Herefordshire, which failed to pay £632.07 to 5 workers
– Ms Deborah Harrison, trading as Kingfisher Care Services, Redditch Borough Council, which failed to pay £558.79 to 2 workers
Business Minister Paul Scully said: “Our minimum wage laws are there to ensure a fair day’s work gets a fair day’s pay – it is unacceptable for any company to come up short.
“All employers, including those on this list, need to pay workers properly.
“This government will continue to protect workers’ rights vigilantly, and employers that short-change workers won’t get off lightly.”
