Over £220,000 repaid to workers in Scotland as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

Over £220,000 repaid to workers in Scotland as Government cracks down on employers underpaying their staff

From Strathaven to the Isle of Skye, 46 employers fined over £400,000 for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage. Across the UK, around £6 million put back into the pockets of working people as Government delivers the biggest overhaul of workers’ rights in a generation, as part of its Plan for Change.  Enforcement of workers’ rights is set to be beefed up through new Fair Work Agency which will shield workers from employers who flout the law. …