Rogue employers who do not pay their workers the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will face an increased penalty of up to £20,000 as part of Government’s crackdown on employers who break the law.
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Rogue employers who do not pay their workers the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will face an increased penalty of up to £20,000 as part of Government’s crackdown on employers who break the law.
...The TUC has called on the Government to take urgent action after official figures revealed that three in ten (29%) apprentices were paid less than the legal minimum wage in 2012.
...Some care workers are being paid as little as £5 an hour – well below the legal minimum wage – according to a new report from independent think tank the Resolution Foundation, which describes the practice as a “national scandal”.
...Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced a new living wage of £7.45 for employees working in parts of the public sector under the Government’s pay policy, and urged employers in the private, public and third sectors to follow suit.
From 1st October 2012 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) has risen in accordance with the recommendations set out by the Low Pay Commission in its 2012 report.