Scottish employers ‘named and shamed’ on minimum pay

Ten Scottish employers who have failed to pay the national minimum wage have been “named and shamed”.

The companies identified the UK Government are in sectors including social care and hospitality, with 10 Scottish employers owing more than £3,500 in total to workers.

The Scottish business were included by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) in its list of nearly 100 businesses throughout the UK who have broken minimum pay rules.

The arrears owed by 92 employers to their staff has been calculated to be over £1.8m.

Business minister Nick Boles said there is “no excuse” for failing to pay staff properly.

The worst offender north of the border was Indian restaurant Khushi’s in Edinburgh which failed to pay £564.00 to an employee. Other business including Pizza Hut and Charlie Miller hairdressing in Edinburgh, The Fresh Food company in Glasgow, Broch tandoori in Fraserburgh and Elizabeth House care home in Kirkcaldy were also named.

The full list of Scottish businesses named was:

Mr Boles added: “Our policy of naming and shaming employers who ignore the law means there are consequences for their reputation as well as their wallets.

“In April we will introduce a new National Living Wage which will mean a pay rise of over £900-a-year for someone working full time on the minimum wage and we will enforce this equally robustly.”

Almost 500 firms have now been publicly named by the Government, with total arrears of over £3m and total penalties of £1.1m.