The UK Government has named the businesses in Wales on a nationwide UK list of companies which have been reprimanded and made to repay their staff in full and pay hefty fines
All the companies that have recently failed to pay their employees the minimum wage have been named in new government data (Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA)
Nine businesses across Wales have been caught failing to pay their employees minimum wage with some of them keeping back huge amounts of money.
The UK Government has named the businesses in Wales on a nationwide UK list of companies which have been reprimanded and made to repay their staff in full and pay hefty fines.
The businesses in Wales are Solo Services Group Limited in Swansea, Bridgetime Transport Limited in Cwmbran, CLIC Limited in Cwmbran, DF 99 Limited in Cardiff, Tir Prince Raceway Limited in Abergele, KK Fine Foods Limited in Deeside, Janath (UK) Limited in Cardigan, CDT Sidoli Limited in Welshpool, and Eleri W Evans in Caernarfon. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter.
This is what happened at each business:
- Solo Services, a cleaning business based in Llansamlet, saved a significant amount by not paying its staff properly. It failed to pay £66,642.92 to 430 workers according to latest government data released on Friday, October 17.
- Deeside meals company KK Fine Foods Limited didn’t pay 257 of its workers the minimum wage and kept back £19,949.59 which it has now been ordered to pay.
- Bridgetime Transport Limited in Cwmbran failed to pay £12,272.64 to four of its workers.
- Tir Prince Raceway Limited, the racecourse at Towyn, Abergele, failed to pay one of its staff members £18,400.70 for work they’d done.
- Flooring company CLIC Limited, also in Cwmbran, failed to pay £5,397.75 to two workers.
- Welshpool dessert supplier CDT Sidoli Limited failed to pay £3,561.16 to 276 people.
- Cardigan restaurant operator Janath (UK) Limited failed to pay one worker £4,486.25.
- DF99 Limited in Cardiff didn’t pay £6,868.53 to 15 of its staff.
- Eleri W Evans in Caernarfon failed to pay £3,923.70 to one worker.
The national living wage – also known as the minimum wage – in the UK is £12.21 per hour for workers aged 21 and over, £10 per hour for workers 18 to 20, and £7.55 for workers under 18 and apprentices.
Following the publication of the latest list business secretary Peter Kyle said: “Every worker deserves a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work and this government will not tolerate rogue employers who short-change their staff.
“I know that no employer wants to end up on one of these lists. But our plan to make work pay cracks down on those not playing by the rules. This ensures a level playing field where all businesses pay what they owe whilst workers receive the boost to their living standards they deserve.”
Low pay commissioner chair Baroness Philippa Stroud said: “We are pleased the government is keeping up momentum with the publication of today’s naming round.
“It is vital that businesses understand the mistakes which can lead to underpayment, and that workers know where to go to enforce their rights. Continuing to raise the profile of the NMW enforcement system will give the Fair Work Agency a solid foundation when it comes into operation next year.”
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak added: “It’s right that ministers name and shame companies who fail to pay the minimum wage. There is no excuse for workers being cheated out of money they’re owed. It’s bad for workers, families and the economy.
“Every pound taken from a worker’s pocket is a pound that could have been spent in local shops, cafés and high streets. That’s why the government’s new Fair Work Agency must be properly resourced – it has a vital role to play in ensuring employers play by the rules.”
If you suspect you’re being underpaid at work you can visit gov.uk/checkyourpay to find out more about what they can do.