FOUR businesses in Carmarthenshire owe employees more than £3000 to underpaid staff, it has been revealed.
The Government has pubished a list that shows 14 businesses in Wales have underpaid a total of 64 workers.
Each company will now have to repay the underpaid staff their wages and could be forced to pay a fine of 200% of the owed wages.
The businesses in Carmarthenshire are:
- S R Motors, Carmarthenshire: Underpaid one worker £1,762.43
- Mansion House Llansteffan Carmarthenshire: Underpaid two workers a combined £1,087.13
- Max Polish Shop, Carmarthenshire: Underpaid three workers a combined £285.04
- Owens Road Services, Carmarthenshire: Underpaid one worker £112.50
Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns said: “Paying less than the minimum wage is illegal, immoral and completely unacceptable.
“If employers break this law they need to know that we will take tough action by naming, shaming and fining them, as well as helping workers recover the hundreds of thousands of pounds in pay owed to them.”
Business Minister Andrew Griffiths said: “Our priority is making sure workers know their rights and are getting the pay they worked hard for. Employers who don’t do the right thing face fines as well as being hit with the bill for back pay.”
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