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Whitbread Named for Minimum Wage Breaches Alongside 32 Hotels
The UK government named Premier Inn owner Whitbread and 32 other hotel businesses for failing to pay staff the National Minimum Wage. The latest enforcement round issued £7m in total penalties across 658 employers, with officials warning of more frequent naming lists under the new Fair Work Agency.
Key Takeaways
- 1Whitbread underpaid 342 staff a total of £4,193, while 32 other hotels were also cited.
- 2The Department for Business and Trade recovered roughly £4m for 27,000 workers, issuing £7m in penalties.
- 3Enforcement lists will be published more regularly via the newly established Fair Work Agency.
Source: hotelowner.co.uk
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