§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many employers have been prosecuted for underpayment of employees in each year since 1980.
§ Mr. ForthThe number of employers prosecuted for paying their employees less than the statutory minimum remuneration required by the appropriate wages council orders is detailed in the table.
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Year Number of employers prosecuted 1980 8 1981 8 1982 4 1983 2 1984 2 1985 2 1986 2 1987 3 1988 9 1989 9 1990 7 1991 112 1 To date. These figures include two prosecutions in Wales, one in 1987 and one in 1988.