Rogue employers who do not pay their workers the National Minimum Wage will face an increased penalty of up to £20,000 as part of Government’s crackdown on employers who break the law.
Currently employers that break National Minimum Wage law must pay the unpaid wages plus a financial penalty calculated as 50% of the total underpayment for all workers found to be underpaid. The maximum penalty an employer can face is £5,000. Last year 708 employers were subject to fines and forced to pay backdated wages. The…
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