Oldham Athletic Football Club arw amongst 191 businesses named and shamed” by the government for not paying workers the minimum wage.

Across the U.K. a total of £2.1 million was found to be owed to over 34,000 workers.

The breaches took place between 2011 and 2018. Named employers have since been made to pay back what they owed, and were fined an additional £3.2 million, showing it is never acceptable to underpay workers.

Among the 191, 47% wrongly deducted pay from workers’ wages, including for uniform and expenses

30% failed to pay workers for all the time they had worked, such as when they worked overtime and 19% paid the incorrect apprenticeship rate

Business Minister Paul Scully said:

Our minimum wage laws are there to ensure a fair day’s work gets a fair day’s pay – it is unacceptable for any company to come up short.

All employers, including those on this list, need to pay workers properly.

This government will continue to protect workers’ rights vigilantly, and employers that short-change workers won’t get off lightly.

Employers who pay workers less than the minimum wage have to pay back arrears of wages to the worker at current minimum wage rates.

They also face hefty financial penalties of up to 200% of arrears – capped at £20,000 per worker – which are paid to the government. Since 2015 the government has ordered employers to repay over £100 million to 1 million workers.

Other businesses in the region were also named and shamed.Brighter Beginnings Day Nursery Limited, Oldham, failed to pay £4139.44 to 45 workers and Cheshire Central Limited, trading as Cheshire Central Car Valeting Centre, Stockport, failed to pay £3425.11 to 4 workers

 

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