Scottish employers 'named and shamed' on minimum pay

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Ten Scottish employers who have failed to pay the national minimum wage have been "named and shamed".

The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) has released a list of 92 businesses throughout the UK who have broken minimum pay rules.

The arrears owed by the 92 employers to their staff has been calculated to be over 拢1.8m.

Business minister Nick Boles said there is "no excuse" for failing to pay staff properly.

The Scottish businesses on the list were:

  • Fresh Food Company, Glasgow
  • A franchise of Pizza Hut, Edinburgh
  • Broch Tandoori, Fraserburgh
  • Hair Heroes, Inverness
  • Khushi's, Edinburgh
  • Charlie Miller hairdressing, Edinburgh
  • New Homeworld, Glasgow
  • Elizabeth House, Kirkcaldy
  • Zucca Bistro, East Kilbride
  • Linell Precision Engineering, Johnstone

Mr Boles said: "Our policy of naming and shaming employers who ignore the law means there are consequences for their reputation as well as their wallets.

"In April we will introduce a new National Living Wage which will mean a pay rise of over 拢900-a-year for someone working full time on the minimum wage and we will enforce this equally robustly."