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Employers failing to pay the bill for back pay.”
Around £1.4 million has
minimum wage ‘named and shamed’ been recovered in back
pay for 22,400 workers,
with employers fined
Millions have been hairdressers are among almost £2 million.
recovered in back those underpaying workers, Low Pay Commission
pay for thousands with some cases stretching Chairman Bryan Sanderson
of workers
back seven years reports said: “It is crucial that
Sky News. employers understand their
The list includes some responsibilities and workers
famous names such as know their rights around
Doncaster Rovers FC, Odeon the minimum wage.
and UCI Cinema Group in “That is why active
Manchester, Durham Cricket enforcement and effective
Club and Newcastle Falcons communication from
rugby club. government is so important.
The current rate for the “It is therefore
over 25s is £7.83 an hour. encouraging to see that
Business Minister Andrew HMRC has recovered
Griffiths said: “Our priority unpaid wages for the
is making sure workers largest number of workers
know their rights and yet in this round of naming
are getting the pay they and shaming.
BRISTOL CITY FC and for failing to pay the worked hard for. “I’m confident that the
Sussex Cricket Club are minimum wage. “Employers who don’t do government will continue to
among 240 employers Sports clubs, care the right thing face fines as pursue underpayment of the
named by the government homes, car washes, pubs, well as being hit with the minimum wage vigorously.” ■

Basic numeracy, literacy Industry, found job specific
skills are slightly less often
& IT top employers’ wish lists considered important,
including technical skills
and customer and sales
skills.
BASIC NUMERACY AND leaders across the capital and written communication Foreign language skills
literacy and IT skills are were asked whether they were also seen as “very” or are the least likely to be
viewed as more important valued certain skills and “fairly important”. considered important,
by employers than technical the most important was Meanwhile the research, although over half continue
or sales techniques basic numeracy followed carried out by ComRes, to identify this as so.
according to new research. by basic IT. on behalf of the London Chief Executive of
More than 500 business Problem solving, literacy Chamber of Commerce and London Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
Colin Stanbridge said:
“These results show
that basic IT skills are
assumed now, rather than a
beneficial extra.
“But we also see
that technical skills and
customer and sales skills
are hugely important.
This is exactly why the
government needs to
press ahead with the
devolution of training for
16-18 years, vocational
capital investments, careers
information, advice and
Basic numeracy, literacy & IT guidance, as well as the
top employers’ wish lists apprenticeship levy, starting
with unspent levy funds.” ■

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