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It goes without saying that I fully support the Government`s initiative on enforcing Minimum Wage legislation, and here`s the "but", is it just me that has a queasy feeling over the way that the majority of the cases published in HMRC`s list are for sums that in normal circumstances would not warrant this kind of treatment. HMRC`s press release states that they have been thoroughly investigated but I doubt that each and every one of them would have been culpable in any criminal, sense, why then this over the top treatment and more importantly can we expect the same treatment on cases investigated by HMRC where the settlement sums are greatly in excess of the majority of the sums disclosed in this recent list. Given that HMRC is under the cosh to produce more with less and have also been handed targets for a three fold increase in cases prosecuted I am left wondering were the line is now drawn and more importantly why different "sections" of HMRC seem to have a different view/ policy on what and when to either publish or indeed prosecute. As it stands at the moment it seems to me that there is a gung ho attitude in some sections of HMRC based on a combination of a twisted moral view and righteous indignation. I personally prefer the rule of law untainted by political influence, is it just me or does anyone else feel the same way?
Totally agree with Mike on this.
Yes Lime Tree avoiding paying 12.7k to 2 workers and Individual specialist cars avoiding paying 9k to 1 worker is a significant amount and should definitely warrant action...
but does Amore Scotland Ltd failing to pay £126.30 to 2 workers really warrant this treatment??