<p>Workers should receive the money they are owed. We are committed to ensuring this happens and that they are protected from exploitation.</p><p> </p><p>The Department offers the Employment Tribunal Unpaid Award Penalties Scheme as a free way for parties to incentivise prompt payment for their awards. The scheme operates as part of a wider system of enforcement options such as the Fast Track scheme in England & Wales and the civil courts.</p><p> </p><p>Data held on Employment Tribunal Penalties is derived from a live case management system used for internal purposes which has not been subject to sufficient validation that would be required for us to be confident in releasing this to Parliament at this time.</p><p> </p><p>We will consider what data we may be able to publish on this subject in the future as we recognise the importance of transparency in this area.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is also currently reviewing at what point it is appropriate to start to use the powers that we have to name employers who do not pay relevant awards.</p>