All businesses \u2013 irrespective of their size or business sector \u2013 are responsible for paying the correct minimum wage to their staff. The government is clear that anyone entitled to be paid the minimum wage should receive it and takes robust enforcement action against employers who do not pay their staff correctly. HMRC enforces minimum wage regulations on behalf of DBT.
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Table 1: National Minimum Wage arrears, workers identified, and penalties issued from 2015/16 \u2013 2021/22. Statistics for 2022/23 have not been published yet.<\/p>
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Financial year<\/p><\/td> | Arrears<\/p><\/td> | Number of workers<\/p><\/td> | Penalties issued<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015/16<\/p><\/td> | £10,281,396<\/p><\/td> | 58,080<\/p><\/td> | 815<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016/17<\/p><\/td> | £10,918,047<\/p><\/td> | 98,150<\/p><\/td> | 821<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18<\/p><\/td> | £15,615,609<\/p><\/td> | 201,785<\/p><\/td> | 810<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19<\/p><\/td> | £24,447,919<\/p><\/td> | 221,581<\/p><\/td> | 1,008<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019/20<\/p><\/td> | £20,836,609<\/p><\/td> | 263,350<\/p><\/td> | 992<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020/21<\/p><\/td> | £16,758,324<\/p><\/td> | 155,196<\/p><\/td> | 575<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021/22<\/p><\/td> | £16,316,841<\/p><\/td> | 120,295<\/p><\/td> | 696<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4474", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Thirsk and Malton"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Kevin Hollinrake"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2024-05-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2024-05-08T09:20:38.127Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "214"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business and Trade"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business and Trade"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2024-04-30", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Minimum Wage: Enforcement"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times her Department has taken enforcement action against businesses for non-compliance with minimum wage legislation in each financial year since 2015.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4425", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Stevens"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Cardiff Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Jo Stevens"} ], "uin" : "24254"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1341952", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department of Health and Social Care"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1341952/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Health Education England (HEE) uses population data to identify locations that may have an over supply or under supply of dental professionals in training, both currently and projected for future years. HEE is working to develop training allocation models to provide more places in those areas which are undersupplied based on this data, which is intended to address medium and long-term supply.<\/p> <\/p> Data on the number of dentists who have carried out National Health Service activity by region during each financial year is published annually by NHS Digital as part of their NHS Dental Statistics collection. This, alongside other data held at regional level on the oral health needs of their population, is used to assess the adequacy of provision.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4380", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jo Churchill"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Bury St Edmunds"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jo Churchill"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2021-07-26", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2021-07-26T12:05:20.783Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "17"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Health and Social Care"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2021-06-29", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Dental Services"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what criteria he is using to assess the adequacy of the number of dentists.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4471", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rachael Maskell"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "York Central"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Rachael Maskell"} ], "uin" : "24254"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182216", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1182216/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The table below provides ONS data on new business registrations for VAT and/or PAYE (ONS Business Demography 2018 \u2013 Enterprise births, deaths and survivals).<\/p> <\/p> To Note: Data is not available for periods earlier than 2013 or later than 2018.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p>
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