What do major High Street retailers, recruitment businesses, construction companies, restaurants, hotels, schools, holiday parks, taxi companies, football clubs and pre-school nurseries have in common? They are just some of the 202 companies who have been named and shamed by Government for previously failing to pay employees the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
In total these employers owed their employees almost £5 million leaving around 63,000 workers out of pocket. Some of the most notable employers named include WH Smith, who failed to pay £1,017,693.36 to 17,000 workers.