Pub minimum wage offenders named and shamed

24-Mar-2015 - Last updated on 24-Mar-2015 at 09:27 GMT

A number of pubs are among the latest offenders named by the Government for failure to pay the National Minimum Wage to workers

Scottish leisure operator G1 Group and a number of pubs have been named and shamed by the Government in a list of employers who failed to pay their workers minimum wage.

A list of 48 businesses was released today by business minister Jo Swinson.

Among the firms named were:

G1 Venues, trading as Arta Restaurant, Glasgow, neglected to pay £45,124 to 2,895 workers
The Bell at Skenfrith, Skenfrith, neglected to pay £1,619.36 to 1 worker
The Bull’s Head (Inkberrow), trading as The Bull’s Head Inn, Worcester, neglected to pay £580.95 to 3 workers
Mrs Yoko Banks, trading as Ashley House Hotel, Harrogate, neglected to pay £405.07 to 1 worker
Ms Sonia Duncton, trading as The Three Compasses Public House, Alford, neglected to pay £344.72 to 3 workers
Golden Phoenix Inns, trading as The Crown Inn, Bristol, neglected to pay £284.01 to 1 workers

Swinson said: “There’s no excuse for companies that don’t pay staff the wages they’re entitled to – whether by wilfully breaking the law, or making irresponsible mistakes.

“The government is protecting workers by cracking down on employers who ignore minimum wage rules. In addition to naming and shaming, we’ve increased the penalty fines and boosted the resources available to investigate non-compliance."

Employers who pay workers less than the minimum wage can face penalties of up to £20,000.