Firms fined for underpaying staff

SIX DERBYSHIRE BUSINESSES ON LIST OF ALMOST 500 WHO FAILED TO PAY MINIMUM WAGE

- By MAIL REPORTER

SIX Derbyshire businesses have been fined after they failed to pay their employees the minimum wage.

This comes as the Government published a list of almost 500 employers who underpaid their staff.

Across the UK, around 42,000 workers have been repaid by their employers, with them receiving fines totalling £10.2 million for breaking the rules.

Employers can be fined up to 200 per cent of what they underpaid by, with the fine being determined by HMBC on a case-to-case basis.

Underpayments took place as far back as 2013, with investigations for these cases concluding between 2018 and 2023.

Business Secretary Peter Kyle, right, said: “Every worker deserves a fair day’s pay for a fair day's work, and this government will not tolerate rogue employers who shortchange their staff.