UK: Law firm named and shamed for not paying 10 workers the minimum wage
By Law Society Gazette
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According to a spokesperson, the issue arose around four years ago when apprentices' wages were not automatically increased after their first two years' of employment.
A British law firm has been named as one of 200 employers who failed to pay their lowest-paid staff the minimum wage. Lex Legal (UK) Ltd allegedly failed to pay 10 workers the minimum wage.
Founded in 2012, the firm which specialises in conveyancing, immigration, wills, and probate and personal injury has grown to a team of more than 50 and says it has established itself as the ‘practice of choice for the local business community.'
According to a spokesperson, the issue arose around four years ago when apprentices' wages were not automatically increased after their first two years' of employment. “This was a payroll error by an external provider and all the monies have been paid back in full.”
In total, British authorities named 202 businesses for failing to pay the minimum wage to workers. Employers were ordered to repay workers and face penalties of nearly £7m after breaches left a total of 63,000 people out of pocket.
All the businesses named in the latest list have paid back what they owe to staff and have also faced financial penalties.
