27Aug 2021
By law, workers must be paid at least the minimum wage for their age – here are 10 outrageous excuses employers have used to try and flout the rules.
While the vast majority of employers pay their employees at least the National Minimum Wage, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has today released some of the most absurd excuses used for not paying the legal minimum.
In the 2020 to 2021 tax year, HMRC helped more than 155,000 workers across the UK recover more than £16 million in pay which was due to them, and also issued more than £14 million in penalties. Some of the most ridiculous excuses for flouting the law included…