Business Minister Paul Scully said: “Our minimum wage laws are there to ensure a fair day’s work gets a fair day’s pay. It is unacceptable for any company to come up short.
“All employers, including those on this list, need to pay workers properly.
“This Government will continue to protect workers’ rights vigilantly, and employers that short-change workers won’t get off lightly.”
Low Pay Commission chairman Bryan Sanderson said: “These are very difficult times for all workers, particularly those on low pay who are often undertaking critical tasks in a variety of key sectors including care.
“The minimum wage provides a crucial level of support and compliance is essential for the benefit of both the recipients and our society as a whole.”
A total of 2,300 employers have been named since the current scheme was introduced in 2014.
Shadow employment rights and protections secretary Andy McDonald said: “The Government isn’t doing nearly enough to crack down on companies who pay under the national minimum wage.
“Just six employers have been prosecuted for paying employees less than the minimum wage in the last six years despite more than 6,500 breaches having been found.
“Laws protecting workers aren’t worth the paper they are written on if they are not enforced, but weak employment rights and a lack of enforcement action leaves too many working people vulnerable to this exploitation.”
TUC head of economics, Kate Bell, said: “Minimum wage workers have been at the heart of the pandemic, and deserve a decent wage of at least £10 an hour.
“But these cases show many workers aren’t even being paid the legal minimum, with household name employers flouting their responsibility to properly pay staff, and they are likely to be just the tip of an underpayment iceberg.
“Government should step up inspections to catch every employer that underpays staff.”
