Automatic fines for breach of minimum wage legislation
Posted by RebeccaBenneyworth in Tax on Mon, 22/06/2009 - 07:00
- A new penalty regime commenced in April
- There are automatic penalties for non payment of minimum wage
- The penalties apply even when the breach was a mistake
From April 2009 there are automatic penalties for employers who fail to comply with the National Minimum Wage. The law on enforcement changed on 6 April, and employers who fail to pay the minimum wage, will in future face an automatic financial penalty, with the most serious cases facing an unlimited fine. The changes are intended to prevent compliant employers from being undercut by dishonest competitors.
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