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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2016-12-20more like thismore than 2016-12-20
answering body
HM Treasury more like this
answering dept id 14 more like this
answering dept short name Treasury more like this
answering dept sort name CaTreasury more like this
hansard heading Minimum Wage remove filter
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Neville-Rolfe on 26 October (HL2092), how many cases relating to failure to pay the minimum wage have been considered for criminal investigation; and how many have led to prosecutions. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Beecham more like this
uin HL4264 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-01-05more like thismore than 2017-01-05
answer text <p>The Government is determined that everyone who is entitled to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and the National Living Wage (NLW) receives it. Anyone who believes they have been underpaid NMW or NLW should contact the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) helpline on 0300 123 1100. HMRC reviews all complaints referred.</p><p> </p><p>There have been 13 successful prosecutions for NMW offences since 2007, with 4 of these in the 2016 calendar year. However, prosecutions are not necessarily the best approach in most cases. Criminal sanctions against companies mean that workers – the ultimate beneficiaries of enforcing the NMW and NLW – end up waiting longer for their lost earnings to be paid back.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe remove filter
question first answered
less than 2017-01-05T14:55:47.963Zmore like thismore than 2017-01-05T14:55:47.963Z
answering member
4284
label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe more like this
tabling member
4181
label Biography information for Lord Beecham more like this