Every year the Government publishes a list of firms in breach of their duty to pay the National Minimum Wage. This year's was the longest ever, with nearly 200 names.
According to an analysis by the industry news platform Foodmanufacture, 10 of the offenders were food businesses. Among them was Flavourfresh Salads, of Stockport, which owed more than £2,000 to three workers.
Food firms are infamous for paying low wages. The National Minimum Wage (renamed the National Living Wage in April, and different to the Living Wage and London Living Wage promoted by the Living Wage Foundation) was introduced to ensure that workers earned a threshold income. The latest list, published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), available here, demonstrates that some food companies are still falling short of paying a living wage.
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