Focus on the National Minimum Wage & National Living Wage: Episode 51

Wages and Wage Slip

What are my obligations as an employer and how can I work out if I am paying the National Living Wage?

In this weeks’ episode I bring you a focus on the National Minimum Wage and Living Wage and what you should be considering carefully with regards to your employees.

In this episode I will cover:

  • The background to the National Minimum Wage
  • What the current National Minimum Wage is
  • What the National Living Wage will be from the 1st April and whom it will apply to
  • How to calculate if you are paying the correct amount
  • What to do if you are not paying enough to meet the National Living Wage
  • Your requirements for record keeping and reporting
  • The consequences if you fail to pay the National Living and National Minimum Wage
Year  21 and over    18 to 20     Under 18    Apprentice (subject to conditions)
2015 (current rate)   £6.70 £5.30 £3.87 £3.30

National Living Wage – 25 and over = £7.20

Action Points

  1. Calculate what you are currently paying your employees and check this against the National Minimum Wage & National Living Wage
  2. Check how you are recording your employee hours and rates of pay
  3. Make adjustments to ensure you are complying with the National Minimum Wage requirements

Helpful Information & Links

Time Workers: 

Time workers are those who are paid hourly and their hours include time when working, on standby or on call, travelling for work, training etc.

You take their pay for the reference period, i.e. one month and divide by the hours worked.

If their pay includes commission then you include the commission earned in the reference period (even though it may not actually be paid until the following month).

Salaried Workers:

These are workers who are paid a salary which is normally the same amount each month regardless of work undertaken.

For salaried workers you take the amount of hours worked over the year and divide by 12 and this will give you the hours for the pay reference period.

If you are unsure about how to calculate for your staff then please do not hesitate to get in touch and I would be very happy to assist you – alison@realemploymenlawadvice.co.uk

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List of Employers named for failing to pay the National Minimum Wage:

The 92 employers named on the 5th February 2016 are:
1. TSS (Total Security Services) Limited, London E4, failed to pay £1,742,655.56 to 2,519 employees.
2. Abbey House (Cumbria) Ltd, trading as Abbey House Hotel, Barrow-in-Furness, failed to pay £13,468.47 to 13 employees.
3. Richard Lewis Communications plc, Southampton, failed to pay, £8,751.99, to 3 employees.
4. Kiddy Academy Hunts Cross Ltd, Liverpool, failed to pay £8,297.50 to 2 employees.
5. Oldham Premier Plumbing Supplies Ltd, Oldham, failed to pay £6,270.28 to 1 employee.
6. Matt Jenkins, trading as Matt Jenkins Dressage, Chipping Norton, failed to pay £6,184.32 to 1 employee.
7. Claire Reasons & Vanessa Nimmo-Cameron, trading as Merritime Nursery, Gosport, failed to pay £5,344.48 to 1 employee.
8. JG’s Hair & Beauty Ltd, Northallerton, failed to pay £3,427.21 to 3 employees.
9. Seed Event Solutions Ltd, London EC2, failed to pay £3,407.32 to 1 employee.
10. VP Concessions Ltd, trading as Treadstone, Leicester, failed to pay £3,111.06 to 2 employees.
11. Saxons PS Ltd, Burnham-on-Sea, failed to pay £3,045.66 to 1 employee.
12. Ocean Dental Ltd, trading as Ocean Dental Implant & Aesthetic Clinic, Manchester, failed to pay £2,819.01 to 2 employees.
13. Louisa Horner, trading as The Beauty Specialist, Keighley, failed to pay £2,807.13 to 2 employees.
14. Woodside Nursery Ltd, trading as Woodside Nursery School, Waterlooville, failed to pay £2,799.03 to 1 employee.
15. Petersfield Joinery Ltd, Petersfield, failed to pay £2,720.89 to 1 employee.
16. Helping Hands Day Nursery Ltd, Tilbury, failed to pay £2,629.58 to 1 employee.
17. Care One 2 One Ltd, Caerphilly, failed to pay £2,441.00 to 1 employee.
18. Quattro Recruitment Ltd, Norwich, failed to pay £2,239.00 to 431 employees.
19. Umberto Giannini Hair Cosmetics Ltd, Birmingham, failed to pay £2,172.53 to 2 employees.
20. Bayliss Commercial Builders Ltd, Tamworth, failed to pay £2,086.30 to 1 employee.
21. Connells Residential, trading as Connells Estate Agents, Leighton Buzzard, failed to pay £2,049.14 to 1 employee.
22. Holly Tree Maintenance Ltd, Bacup, failed to pay £1,839.63 to 1 employee.
23. Floorbrite Cleaning Contractors Ltd, Manchester, failed to pay £1,703.26 to 248 employees.
24. Childcare Directory Ltd, trading as Whiz Kids Day Nursery, Peterborough, failed to pay £1,698.02 to 1 employee.
25. Hard Hat Logistics Ltd, Liverpool, failed to pay £1,695.15 to 1 employee.
26. Elaine Harvie & S J Kirkbride trading as Shades, Stevenage, failed to pay £1,527.40 to 1 employee.
27. Grove Reed Joinery Ltd, Bishop Auckland, failed to pay £1,514.20 to 1 employee.
28. Centra Link Ltd, Calne, failed to pay £1,483.14 to 1 employee.
29. Hayes Freight Ltd, Walsall, failed to pay £1,465.46 to 1 employee.
30. Stage London Ltd, trading as Stage Hair & Beauty Salon, London SW6, failed to pay £1,433.26 to 2 employees.
31. Poplars Equestrian Ltd, Bridgwater, failed to pay £1,372.93 to 1 employee.
32. Hearns Coaches Ltd, Harrow, failed to pay £1,347.50 to 1 employee.
33. E & C Joinery Ltd, Doncaster, failed to pay £1,283.33 to 1 employee.
34. A & G Garages Ltd, Manchester M11, failed to pay £1,197.39 to 2 employees.
35. Park Resorts Ltd, trading as Brynowen Holiday Park, Dyfed, failed to pay £1,184.78 to 2 employees.
36. Spinnaker Ltd, trading as Heaven Sent, Rhyl, failed to pay £1,165.70 to 1 employee.
37. Century24 Limited, London E10, failed to pay £945.11 to 1 employee.
38. Fulford News Ltd, trading as K P News & Fulford Road Post Office, Bristol, failed to pay £913.14 to 1 employee.
39. Compass Services (UK) Ltd, Swanley, failed to pay £859.20 to 1 employee.
40. Golden Financial Solutions Ltd, Bradford, failed to pay £852.15 to 6 employees.
41. Dee Set Confectionery Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, failed to pay £838.95 to 1 employee.
42. Sara Buchanan, trading as Guys and Dolls, Holywell, failed to pay £781.28 to 1 employee.
43. Oltec Group Holding Ltd, Wigan, failed to pay £774.04 to 4 employees.
44. Priory Park Hair Salon Ltd, Stoke-on-Trent, failed to pay £766.93 to 1 employee.
45. Christopher J Sargeant Ltd, Camberley, failed to pay £729.34 to 2 employees.
46. USUK Ltd, trading as Urban Style, Peterlee, failed to pay £712.05 to 4 employees.
47. Ipsum Contracts Ltd, Worcester, failed to pay £689.00 to 1 employee.
48. Parkem Chemists Ltd, Leicester, failed to pay £687.89 to 4 employees.
49. Ultra Furniture Ltd, Kingswinford, failed to pay £599.39 to 5 employees.
50. Into The Blue (SW) Ltd, trading as Into The Blue, Barnstaple, failed to pay £589.96 to 1 employees.
51. Cormorant Survey (UK) Ltd, Doncaster, failed to pay £585.00 to 1 employee.
52. Earthgrass Ltd, trading as Khushi’s, Edinburgh, failed to pay £564.00 to 1 employee.
53. Hurnfield Hargate Ltd, trading as The Farm Café, Spalding, failed to pay £558.99 to 1 employee.
54. Carefree Communications Ltd, Rochester, failed to pay £556.61 to 1 employee.
55. The Ship Inn (Pub & Kitchen) Ltd (previous tenant), Chester, failed to pay £529.80 to 1 employee.
56. Charlie Miller Hairdressing Ltd, trading as Charlie Miller, Edinburgh EH3, failed to pay £529.68 to 1 employee.
57. Premier Posting Services Ltd, Birmingham, failed to pay £504.80 to 1 employee.
58. New Homeworld Ltd, Glasgow, failed to pay £468.00 to 1 employee.
59. Loungers Ltd, trading as Bonzo Lounge, Bristol, failed to pay £459.88 to 1 employee.
60. Zucca Bistro Ltd, East Kilbride, failed to pay £454.74 to 1 employee.
61. Linell Precision Engineering Ltd, Johnstone, failed to pay £425.67 to 1 employee.
62. Clear the Red Ltd, Manchester, failed to pay £408.33 to 2 employees.
63. Tates Travel Ltd, Barnsley, failed to pay £384.94 to 1 employee.
64. Jadruti Parekh, trading as Park Farm Centre Post Office, Allestree, failed to pay £383.98 to 1 employee.
65. The Fresh Food Company (2007) Ltd, Glasgow, failed to pay £361.79 to 1 employee.
66. Crispy Crust Ltd, trading as Pizza Hut, Edinburgh EH12, failed to pay £309.02 to 13 employees.
67. Harknss Ltd, trading as Delight Coffee House, Gloucester, failed to pay £299.00 to 1 employee.
68. Free Spirit Automotive Ltd, Leighton Buzzard, failed to pay £288.69 to 1 employee.
69. Nattrav Ltd, Bishop Auckland, failed to pay £287.93 to 1 employee.
70. Sentricare East Mids Ltd, Derby, failed to pay £265.03 to 1 employee.
71. Mini Max Tyres Ltd, Stockport, failed to pay £256.56 to 1 employee.
72. Andrea of Wembley (Watford) Ltd, Watford, failed to pay £245.38 to 3 employees.
73. Peter Limb, trading as The Interior Design Bureau, Mansfield failed to pay £215.75 to 1 employee.
74. Goldex Investments (Surrey) Ltd, trading as Costa Coffee, Oxted, failed to pay £212.88 to 1 employee.
75. Thackerays Restaurants Ltd, trading as Thackeray’s, Tunbridge Wells, failed to pay £211.70 to 1 employee.
76. Mark Andrew Development (MAD) Ltd, trading as The Fitzgerald, Manchester, failed to pay £197.01 to 1 employee.
77. Broch Tandoori Ltd, trading as Broch Tandoori, Fraserburgh, failed to pay £193.46 to 5 employees.
78. Lorraine’s Care Home Ltd, trading as Lorraine’s Care Home, Swadlincote, failed to pay £183.35 to 1 employee.
79. P&S Foods Ltd, trading as Sam’s Chicken, London NW5, failed to pay £182.00 to 2 employees.
80. Social Health Care Ltd trading as Caremark Luton & Beds, Luton, failed to pay £176.11 to 1 employee.
81. Hair Heroes Ltd, Inverness, failed to pay £173.63 to 1 employee.
82. Autovets Sussex Ltd, Brighton, failed to pay £161.81 to 1 employee.
83. Paul Mason, trading as Bassett Tea Rooms, Southampton, failed to pay £159.26 to 1 employee.
84. Paul Blaney & Elaine Blaney, trading as Craftsman Cleaners, Belfast, failed to pay £149.81 to 2 employees.
85. Emin Markets Ltd, Sheffield, failed to pay £148.77 to 1 employee.
86. The Welbeck Bakehouse Ltd, Worksop, failed to pay £133.40 to 1 employee.
87. Derek Jones, trading as Re’Lec, Northampton, failed to pay £129.36 to 1 employee.
88. Sunamgonj Spice Ltd, trading as Cinnamon Spice, Sheffield, failed to pay £123.85 to 1 employee.
89. DMR Electrical (Norfolk & Suffolk) Ltd, Halesworth, failed to pay £117.68 to 1 employee.
90. Organic Warehouse (Chelsea) Ltd, trading as Here, London SW3, failed to pay £117.50 to 1 employee.
91. Elizabeth House Ltd, Kirkcaldy, failed to pay £117.00 to 1 employee.
92. Illingworth Moor Retail Ltd, trading as Subway, Peterlee, failed to pay £102.96 to 2 employees.


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