Overview
- Around 42,000 workers have been repaid, with employers receiving fines totaling about £10.2 million for breaches of minimum wage law.
- The West Midlands recorded roughly 5,000 workers repaid more than £600,000, with over £1 million in fines issued in the region.
- Genting Casinos UK at Birmingham’s StarCity owed £303,936.69 to 1,583 workers, one of the largest cases highlighted.
- Coventry City Council underpaid five apprentices £5,167.58, saying the issue stemmed from a delay that was corrected with arrears paid and processes improved.
- HMRC can impose penalties up to 200% of arrears, with some cases tracing back to errors from 2013, and workers are urged to check pay via gov.uk or seek advice from Acas.