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    • A - Categories of Workers
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    • C - Your Basic Rights
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    • E - An Introduction to the Enforcement Agencies
      • 01 - Pay and Work Helpline
      • 02 - HMRC National Minimum Wage enforcement team
      • 03 - Gangmasters Licensing Authority
      • 04 - Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate
      • 05 - Health and Safety Executive - enforcing working time
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HMRC National Minimum Wage enforcement team

Enforcement of the National Minimum Wage for workers

Ensure that unfair deductions are not taken from a worker's pay

If you suspect that vulnerable workers in your workplace are having their basic employment rights breached you can make a complaint to the relevant enforcement body to ensure that the employer complies with the minimum legal standard that a worker is entitled to. It may be possible for you to resolve the issues with the employer in the first instance. If this isn't possible the threat of involving an enforcement body or the actual assistance from an enforcement officer may force a rogue employer to act.

The TUC has worked with the enforcement agencies to compile a set of videos outlining the role of each agency, the powers of their officers and the sanctions they can impose on employers. Please see the links below for further information.