A Salford brewery was named amongst 518 employers who left workers over £7.4 million out of pocket by failing to pay the National Living and National Minimum Wage.
The announcement was made on Thursday 29 May after investigations by His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that were concluded between 2015-2022.
Amongst the named businesses was Hydes’ Brewery Limited based in Salford, who were shown to fail to pay staff £12,281.18 to 176 workers.
Following the Salford business being named, they shared a comment that said: “The oversight (from 2018) has indeed been fully resolved.”
The investigation said that nearly 60,000 workers that were left out of pocket will be repaid over £7.4 million in its latest move to Make Work Pay.
HMRC also shared “the 518 employers and businesses named on Thursday 29 May have since paid back what they owe to their staff and faced financial penalties of up to 200% of their underpayment.”
This follows a significant uplift to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage – putting £1,400 into the pockets of full-time workers on NLW and supporting millions of families across the country – as well as the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation under the Employment Rights Bill.
As part of the Plan for Change, this Government’s priority is to grow the economy and raise living standards.
Following the publication, the Minister for Employment Rights, Justin Madders said: “There is no excuse for employers to undercut their workers, and we will continue to name companies who break the law and don’t pay their employees what they are owed.
“Ensuring workers have the support they need and making sure they receive a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work is a key commitment in our Plan for Change. This will put more money in working people’s pockets, helping to boost productivity and ending low pay.”
Baroness Philippa Stroud, Chair of the Low Pay Commission, said: “We welcome today’s publication (Thursday 29 May). Underpayment leaves workers out of pocket and disadvantages the majority of employers who do abide by the rules.
“These naming rounds play an important part in ensuring that all workers receive their full wages and that they are aware there is support for them to ensure that they do.”
The full report and the list of businesses can be found here.
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