British Gas owner among firms fined for underpaying staff
Summary
The UK government fined Centrica, the owner of British Gas, and other companies for not paying the national minimum wage. Over 500 companies were fined a total of more than £10 million for failing to pay wages properly. All involved firms, including Euro Garages and Holland & Barrett, have since corrected these issues and compensated their workers.Key Facts
- Centrica, Euro Garages, and Holland & Barrett were fined for underpaying employees.
- The UK Department for Business and Trade listed nearly 500 firms that owed over £10m in total fines.
- These companies had to pay back more than £6 million to 42,000 workers.
- Centrica underpaid 356 workers by nearly £170,000.
- Euro Garages was the top offender, underpaying over 3,317 workers by more than £824,000.
- Holland & Barrett failed to pay over £153,000 to 2,551 workers due to practices like unpaid training and specific dress codes.
- All companies have since fixed the payroll problems and reimbursed employees.
- Businesses claimed the issues were due to past technical or procedural errors, not intentional misconduct.
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