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<p>The Government takes the enforcement of national minimum wage (NMW) very seriously
and HMRC enforce the NMW legislation on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation
and Skills (BIS). It does that by investigating all complaints made about employers
suspected of not paying the minimum wage, in addition, carrying out targeted enforcement
where it identifies a high risk of non-payment of NMW across the whole of the UK.</p><p>
</p><p>The National Minimum Wage team in Northern Ireland contains six full-time and
two-part-time staff with all using Belfast as a base location.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>However,
as I explained in my previous response, HMRC deploys resources to risk, so work relating
to a specific geographical area may not always be undertaken by the NMW team based
in that area. In addition, the NMW Dynamic Response Team (DRT) provides a multi-agency
response to emerging risks, high profile casework and compliance initiatives across
the UK.</p>
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