Employers to be named on minimum wage breaches

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Firms that flout the rules on the national minimum wage will be publicly named, the government has announced. As from 1 January 2011, employers who break the law on basic pay will find their names published on the Department for Business website and given three months in which to correct the breach. Detailing the new penalty, Edward Davey, the Employment Relations Minister, said: "Bad publicity can be a powerful weapon in the fight against employers who try to cheat their workers and their competitors. Their reputation can be badly damaged if they are seen to be flouting the law.

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