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Full List of 23 NI Companies Named and Shamed by UK Gov for Underpaying Staff

The UK Government named 389 employers owing over £7.3 million to workers and issued £12.6 million in fines to enforce compliance before April's wage increase.

  • The Government publicly named 389 businesses for underpaying staff, revealing workers are owed more than £7.3 million across retail, social care, and hospitality sectors.
  • Employment Rights Minister Kate Dearden pledged to publish offending employers more frequently, stating, "Nobody should finish a week's work and find they've been paid less than they've earned."
  • Enforcement actions targeted Reading-based Omnia Outsourcing Limited, where Fourteen workers were underpaid £8,250.95, while one worker at Laureus Developments Limited was owed £1,292.08.
  • Business Secretary Peter Kyle condemned companies for gaining unfair advantages by breaking labor rules, as the crackdown precedes an April 2026 minimum wage increase to £12.71 per hour for those over 21.
  • Launching on April 7, the Fair Work Agency will serve as a centralized enforcement body to strengthen workers' rights and address broader issues including holiday and sick pay.
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National Minimum Wage increase as hundreds of UK firms named for owing £7m to staff

Hundreds of firms have been caught underpaying staff and forced to pay back millions as the National Minimum Wage rises again

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The Northern Echo broke the news in County Durham, United Kingdom on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
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