HC Deb 13 July 1999 vol 335 c156W
Ms Kelly

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the number of employers, broken down by size of firm, who have been fined for paying less than the statutory minimum wage. [91166]

Mr. Ian McCartney

No employers have been fined. The overwhelming majority of the non-complying employers discovered by the minimum wage inspectors have subsequently agreed to make good the underpayment, without the need for further action. But we expect a number of enforcement notices to be issued shortly against recalcitrant employers. If these are not complied with, they will be followed by financial penalty notices.