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Government Names 491 Employers for Minimum Wage Breaches, With £10.2m in Fines

Ministers tie the naming round to a push for tougher oversight through a new Fair Work Agency due to launch in April 2026.

Overview

  • EG Group was the largest underpayer identified, owing £824,384 to 3,317 workers following government investigations.
  • The list spans major brands such as Centrica, Holland & Barrett and Go Outdoors alongside hundreds of small and local firms across the UK.
  • About 42,000 workers have received roughly £6 million in arrears after cases examined over multiple years, including 2018 to 2023.
  • Several companies said the shortfalls were historic or technical errors, citing issues like unpaid training, uniform costs or salary sacrifice arrangements that they say have been corrected.
  • Regional data highlight the breadth of the action, with 66 London employers fined £1.6 million after underpaying 7,400 staff and similar lists published across England and Wales.