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<p>The Government takes the enforcement of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) very seriously.
HMRC review every complaint that is referred to them by the Pay and Work Rights Helpline
(0800 917 2368). In addition, HMRC conduct targeted compliance activity based on data
received from various sources and robust risk assessment processes, to identify the
sectors and employers across the United Kingdom, who are considered more likely to
be failing to pay NMW.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has increased the financial penalty
percentage that employers pay for breaking minimum wage law from 50 per cent to 100
per cent and the maximum penalty has increased from £5,000 to £20,000. The revised
penalty is calculated as 100 per cent of the total underpayment for all of the workers
specified in a Notice of Underpayment relating to pay reference periods that commence
on or after 7 March 2014.</p><p> </p><p>HMRC issued the maximum penalty of £5,000
to 52 employers identified as owing workers arrears of pay under national minimum
wage legislation in 2013/14.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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