Anger and fury at 5 Midlands companies named & shamed for not paying the National Minimum Wage.

date: 2 December 2014

embargo: For Immediate Release

The Midlands TUC has reacted with anger and fury at the revelation that five Midlands companies have been named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay its workers the National Minimum Wage.

The announcement by the Government Department, BIS, revealed that:

• Walsall FC Community Programme neglected to pay £9,353.63 to 6 workers.
• Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham neglected to pay £25,553.40 to 16 workers.
• Little Bears Day Nursery in Nottingham neglected to pay £9,298.86 to 2 workers
• Civil Defence Supply Ltd in Lincoln neglected to pay £3,454.80 to a worker.
• Premier Autos in Hednesford, Staffordshire neglected to pay £339.12 to a worker worker

Lee Barron, Midlands Regional Secretary of the TUC said, “The National Minimum Wage is a legal requirement and any firm not paying it should hold their heads in shame. We need to send a loud and clear message to such employers that they have nowhere to hide and will be named and shamed for not paying their workers what they are entitled to.

“Greater fines are needed to stop rogue bosses abusing workers by not paying the legal National Minimum Wage and it will be the mission of the Midlands TUC to make sure workers are protected and get what they are entitled to.”