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<p>The Government is committed to increasing compliance with National Minimum Wage
(NMW) legislation and the effective enforcement of it. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
respond to every complaint they receive and conducts risk-based enforcement in sectors
or areas where there is perceived to be a higher risk of workers not being paid the
legal minimum wage.</p><p> </p><p>In 2015/16 HMRC identified £10.3m or arrears owed
to over 58,000 workers, and this year we have increased the NMW enforcement budget
to £20m, up from £13m in 2015/16. We have also made penalties tougher, so that non-compliant
employers now face a penalty equivalent to 200% of the arrears they owe, up to a maximum
penalty of £20,000 per worker.</p><p> </p><p>Employers are named publically under
the Government’s NMW naming scheme for non-payment. To date, 687 employers have been
named and shamed, owing combined arrears of more than £3.5 million.</p><p> </p><p>
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