The article discusses the identification of major UK businesses, including Capita and Lidl, for failing to pay the national minimum wage to nearly 60,000 employees. The Department for Business and Trade released a list revealing that prominent entities owed a total of £1.15 million to staff members over several years due to inadvertent errors. This highlights the need for companies to ensure compliance with wage regulations and the impact of these underpayments on workers' livelihoods, emphasizing accountability in corporate practices.
A number of well-known British businesses, including Pizza Express, Lidl, British Airways, and Capita, have been identified by the government for failing to pay some employees the minimum wage.
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has released a list of 518 employers that underpaid nearly 60,000 workers over several years.
Capita, a major government supplier, topped the list, owing 1.15 million to 5,543 workers. This equates to individual employees being underpaid by about 208 on average.
A spokesman for Capita said it was inadvertent underpayments between 2015 and 2021, due to some issues including adding 25 minutes per week for call centre staff to log in for their shifts.
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