Employers failing to pay minimum face crackdown

Ruth Thomson
Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Early years providers who fail to pay their staff the national minimum wage (NMW) could face stiff fines and a criminal record under a new Government crackdown on employers flouting the wage rules. Announcing the tougher approach last week, trade and industry secretary Alistair Darling said, 'Workers have the right to a decent minimum wage and we are determined that they get it. To those employers avoiding the minimum wage the message is, don't pay it and you'll pay the fine.'