Overview

• HMRC investigations covering 2015–2022 found 518 firms failed to meet national minimum and living wage requirements, triggering public disclosure of offenders
• Major employers such as Capita, Pizza Express, Lidl, British Airways and Halfords have repaid a combined £7.4 million to almost 60,000 underpaid staff
• Underpayments stemmed from unpaid working hours, incorrect age-related pay rates and unrecorded shift log-in times
• Named companies faced financial penalties of up to 200% of the arrears under the government’s enforcement regime
• The government plans further naming rounds under its Plan for Change and urges workers to report suspected underpayments to HMRC or seek help from ACAS