The government has recently published its latest list of 115
employers who have failed to pay the national minimum wage
(NMW) to all their workers.
Monsoon Accessorize tops the list, having been "named and
shamed" for failing to pay £104,507.83 to 1,438 workers.
But, according to the TUC, the government's latest list of
offenders is only the tip of the iceberg.
The latest list is a reminder of how easy it is even for large,
sophisticated and often well-intentioned employers to fall foul of
the national minimum wage. We suggest seven top reasons why
companies may be inadvertently failing to comply with the NMW.
- Use of unpaid interns: The use of unpaid
interns is a common practice in certain industries, but it is not
always a legal one. Workers should normally be paid for work
performed, except where a specific exemption applies (e.g. for
charity work). Organisations that engage unpaid interns must
be confident that they are covered by an exemption.
