Government reveals 10 most bizarre excuses for not paying minimum wage

As companies are becoming more greedy about paying their employees a fair wage, the government has heard quite a bit of excuses in their time. To name a few companies have said their accounts do not speak the same language, as well as giving the employee a three month period of time to prove themselves first.

Key Takeaways:

• Excuses discovered by HMRC included businesses that would only pay staff once they’d “proved themselves after three months”, one said they would only pay staff for the time they were actually serving customers, and another blamed their accountant, as they “speak a different language”.
• Business minister Margot James called on businesses to make their staff aware of what they should be paid, and said there was “no excuse for not paying staff properly”.
• The news comes as the new awareness campaign seeks to encourage workers to make sure they are receiving at least the statutory minimum, months after the National Minimum and Living Wages increased on 1 April.

“While some employers state that they aim to pay above the minimum wage to all staff, and some – such as Harry Cragoe at The Gallivant restaurant ‒ have said they will even pay the same rate to everyone regardless of age, other employers have been criticised for allegedly failing to pay enough.”

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