JSK Retail (GLW) Ltd, trading as Khaira’s Premier Stores in Alloa, has been flagged up by the government for underpaying a member of staff by over £4000.
The business was one of 46 featured on a list of employers in Scotland found to be underpaying staff, which was published as an educational bulletin to increase awareness of National Minimum Wage legislation.
Around 700 workers in Scotland have been repaid by their employers, including well-known high street brands, with employers receiving fines totalling over £400,000 for breaking the rules.
Scotland Office Minister Kirsty McNeill said:
“Every Scottish worker deserves the pay they are entitled to. Our government is delivering real change for working people – boosting the minimum wage for 200,000 of Scotland’s lowest-paid workers and taking action against employers who break the rules.
“We are bringing in the biggest upgrade to workers rights in a generation and we will not tolerate employers who short-change their staff.”
This action comes as the Government introduces the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights and enforcement for a generation through its Plan to Make Work Pay, which is set to directly benefit around 15 million, or half of all UK, workers.
As well as ensuring hard work is properly rewarded with fair treatment and decent pay, from April 2026 the Employment Rights Bill will also establish a new Fair Work Agency with more powers to tackle employers underpaying workers and failing to pay holiday and sick pay.
Retailers can make use of the Calculating the Minimum Wage tool to ensure they are correctly paying employees.
National Living Wage and National Minimum wage rates: