§ Mr. AllenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers in the east midlands have been prosecuted for underpaying their employees since 1979; and if he will list the name, offence and penalty in each case.
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§ Mr. ForthMaurice's Discount of Nottingham is the only employer in the east midlands to have been prosecuted since 1979. The employer was prosecuted in 1989 under section 16 of the Wages Act 1986 for failing to pay at least the statutory minimum remuneration. The court imposed a fine of £100 and costs of £100 were awarded against the employer. Arrears of wages amounting to £429.71 were paid by the employer to the worker concerned.