More than 200 firms have been named and shamed by government for not paying their staff the minimum wage – including one based in Colwick.
The firms range from high street names to sole traders, according to the Department for Business.
One of them was Matalan Retail in Knowsley, Merseyside, which underpaid 16 workers by £1,634.48.
Another prominent firm on the list is professional services firm Mitie, which owed 91 of its staff £17,893.98.
Locally, Quad Joinery Contractors Limited, which is based on Colwick Industrial Estate, was the only firm listed.
The released figures show they failed to pay £7,223.25 to 1 worker.
The 208 companies listed have had to repay what they owe staff – and face big financial penalties of up to 200% of what they underpaid their employees.
The underpayments happened between 2014 and 2019 and government investigations into the firms finished this year.
Minister for labour markets Paul Scully said: “Today’s 208 businesses, whatever their size, should know better than to short-change hard-working employees, regardless of whether it was intentional or not.
“With Christmas fast approaching, it’s more important than ever that cash is not withheld from the pockets of workers. So don’t be a scrooge – pay your staff properly.”
The current minimum wage and living wage rates in the UK are:
- Apprentices: £4.30 an hour
- Under-18s: £4.62 an hour
- 18-20s: £6,56 an hour
- 21-22s: £8.36 an hour
- Over 23s: £8.91 an hour
