National Minimum Wage breaches found at firms in Wales
The government announced that these businesses were part of a group of 518 across the UK that failed to pay their workers more than £7.4 million collectively, leaving nearly 60,000 workers out of pocket.
The businesses, which included Mini Me Private Day Nursery in Newport, Barry Tyre Centre and SWBC in Caerphilly, have since repaid their staff and faced financial penalties of up to 200 per cent of their underpayment.
Other businesses named and shamed include Shuko in Monmouthshire, Playworks Childcare in Caerphilly, P.B Services (Wales) Limited in Pontypridd, APC Panels, Holton Road Stores, Classic Decorators (UK), all in the Vale of Glamorgan, and Sage Hair Care and AFH Ltd, both in Cardiff.
Further west, Andrew Milward Joinery in Pembrokeshire, MRB Cleaning Limited and Lakeside Day Nursery Limited, both in Swansea also join the list.
Other Welsh businesses include M&C Jones Building Contractors Limited and The Wild Pheasant, both in Denbigshire, Buck House Hotel in Wrexham, Soughton Shoot Limited iS & S Care (UK) Limited, both in Flintshire, and Maner Hotel in Powys,
The investigations by HMRC concluded between 2015 and 2022.
The government said this was part of its latest move to "Make Work Pay" following a significant uplift to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage.
This uplift is set to put £1,400 into the pockets of full-time workers on the National Living Wage.
The National Living Wage for those aged 21 and over will rise from £11.44 to £12.21.
Minister for Employment Rights, Justin Madders, said: "There is no excuse for employers to undercut their workers, and we will continue to name companies who break the law and don't pay their employees what they are owed.
"Ensuring workers have the support they need and making sure they receive a fair day's pay for a fair day's work is a key commitment in our Plan for Change.
"This will put more money in working people's pockets, helping to boost productivity and ending low pay."
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