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HMRC, THE LABOUR PARTY GOVERNMENT'S TAX ARM, HAS INVESTIGATED EMPLOYERS AND BOSSES AND FOUND WORKERS HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT OF POCKET WILL BE REPAID OVER £7.4MILLION. 08:01, 30 May 2025
Tens of thousands of workers are set to get £7.4million after being underpaid by bosses. HMRC, the Labour Party government's tax arm, has investigated employers and bosses and found
workers have been left out of pocket will be repaid over £7.4million. It comes following investigations by HMRC, which concluded between 2015 and 2022, found 518 employers and business had
underpaid nearly 60,000 members of staff. Capita, one of the government’s biggest contractors, was the worst offender: it failed to pay £1.5m to 5,543 workers. A spokesperson for Capita said
“inadvertent underpayments” were to blame between 2015 and 2021, due to issues including adding 25 minutes a week for call centre staff to log in for their shifts. READ MORE LLOYDS BANK
BRINGS IN BIG CHANGE AND ANYONE WHO IS IN A 'COUPLE' WILL BENEFIT “All owed monies were paid immediately, and we are sorry for any impact this had on colleagues and former
colleagues at that time,” the company added. “Our processes and systems were updated to ensure there would be no further issues; we have continued to monitor them carefully, as well as any
changes to employment regulations.” Article continues below Labour Party Minister for Employment Rights, Justin Madders said: “There is no excuse for employers to undercut their workers, and
we will continue to name companies who break the law and don’t pay their employees what they are owed. “Ensuring workers have the support they need and making sure they receive a fair day’s
pay for a fair day’s work is a key commitment in our Plan for Change. This will put more money in working people’s pockets, helping to boost productivity and ending low pay.” Baroness
Philippa Stroud, Chair of the Low Pay Commission, said: “We welcome today’s publication. Underpayment leaves workers out of pocket and disadvantages the majority of employers who do abide by
the rules. “These naming rounds play an important part in ensuring that all workers receive their full wages and that they are aware there is support for them to ensure that they do.” Pizza
Express failed to pay £760,702 to 8,470 workers, amounting to about £90 on average. A spokesperson for Pizza Express said: “Once we were made aware of this historic unintentional
technicality, which occurred between 2012 and 2018, we swiftly identified who was impacted, apologised and rectified. “There’s nothing more important to us than fairly and accurately paying
our team members.” Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, said ministers needed to vigorously investigate breaches of minimum wage rules. Article continues below “Wage theft is bad for
workers, families, and the economy,” he said. “Every pound stolen from a worker’s pocket is a pound not spent in local shops, cafes and high streets.”