A REDDITCH company has been told to pay eight workers a total of £4,580.26 in back pay.
Airwright (Midlands) Ltd, of Redditch B98, was among 239 employers nationwide who were named by the Government for underpaying the National Living and Minimum Wage.
In all the Government said £1.44million in back pay had been identified for 22,400 workers across the UK with employers fined an additional £1.97million.
The back pay identified by Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs was for more workers than in any previous single naming list.
Business Minister Andrew Griffiths said: “Our priority is making sure workers know their rights and are getting the pay they worked hard for.
“Employers who don’t do the right thing face fines as well as being hit with the bill for backpay.
“The UK’s lowest paid workers have had the fastest wage growth in 20 years thanks to the introduction of the National Living Wage and today’s list serves as a reminder to all employers to check they are getting their workers’ pay right.”
Airwright (Midlands) Ltd is a scaffolding firm and the average arrears owed to the eight workers affected is £572.23.
When contacted by the Redditch Standard there was no one available to comment as we went to press.
