The most pathetic excuses for not paying the UK minimum wage are revealed

The maximum pathetically feeble excuses made by using employers for not paying the minimum wage had been published by authorities officials.

Underpaying bosses gave a series of cop-out reasons to HM revenue and Customs which included that they thought they didn't must pay foreign employees the minimum salary, or save ground body of workers if they were not serving clients.

One corporation complained of their member of team of workers that "she does not deserve the countrywide minimum wage because she simplest makes the teas and sweeps the floors".

another said: "My accountant and i speak a one-of-a-kind language - he would not understand me and that's why he would not pay my people an appropriate wages."

the justifications have been released as part of a central authority cognizance campaign beforehand of an increase in the national minimum salary for human beings over 24 to £7.50 from April 1.

It also presents a warning for employers of fines, and as a reminder for humans to test that they may be being paid what they're legally entitled to.

commercial enterprise minister Margot James has said (as quoted through the BBC): "There are not any excuses for underpaying body of workers what they are legally entitled to.

"This campaign will improve attention among the lowest paid in society about what they should legally receive and i would inspire each person who thinks they will be paid much less to touch Acas as soon as feasible."

currently, all uk employees must be paid at the least £7.20 an hour if they may be 25 or over as a part of the countrywide dwelling salary, whilst people aged 21 to 24 need to be paid at the very least £6.Ninety five an hour.

Stewart Gee of Acas - the advisory service which offers loose employment advice - introduced: "We welcome this new authorities awareness campaign, as there are no suitable excuses for no longer paying body of workers what they are legally entitled to.

"Employers are breaking the regulation in the event that they do no longer pay the national minimal wage and groups face a most pleasant of £20,000 in line with worker for now not paying the national dwelling salary. Failure to pay the countrywide living wage could also bring about a agency director being banned for up to 15 years."

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