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The Minimum Wage

Scenario- (not unusual I dare say, sadly)

Employers of a local restaurant (award winning, best in the area on Tripadvisor) are put on salaried contracts yet work up to double this with not a penny of additional renumeration. Effective £/hr is, in some cases, little over two quid.

What should happen here?
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  • Daedalus
    Daedalus Posts: 4,253 Forumite
    chambta wrote: »
    Scenario- (not unusual I dare say, sadly)

    Employers of a local restaurant (award winning, best in the area on Tripadvisor) are put on salaried contracts yet work up to double this with not a penny of additional renumeration. Effective £/hr is, in some cases, little over two quid.

    What should happen here?

    The employer has to ensure NMW is paid for all hours worked.
  • dandelionclock30
    dandelionclock30 Posts: 3,235 Forumite
    Dont work there.
  • chambta
    chambta Posts: 2,770 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Dont work there.

    I wouldn't. Sadly the man who owns this place (and who puts himself forward locally as a positive force) seems to take advantage of those that do.

    His employees are too scared to stand up to him and he rakes the cash in. It stinks.
  • AP007
    AP007 Posts: 7,109 Forumite
    chambta wrote: »
    I wouldn't. Sadly the man who owns this place (and who puts himself forward locally as a positive force) seems to take advantage of those that do.

    His employees are too scared to stand up to him and he rakes the cash in. It stinks.
    Why too scared? All refuse to work the extra hours or Report him
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  • chambta
    chambta Posts: 2,770 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    AP007 wrote: »
    Why too scared? All refuse to work the extra hours or Report him

    I'd happily do it but I dare say that'd be difficult to back up unless an employee confirmed it.

    One I was talking to just shrugged his shoulders as if to say 'what can I do?'.
  • AP007
    AP007 Posts: 7,109 Forumite
    chambta wrote: »
    I'd happily do it but I dare say that'd be difficult to back up unless an employee confirmed it.

    One I was talking to just shrugged his shoulders as if to say 'what can I do?'.
    they the employer would have to prove who worked what hours and what they were paid etc

    You can not have staff working unpaid hours and not pay them bringing the wages under the nmw

    People get paid less as no one will report the company

    What do the pay slips say about hours worked? Anything?
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  • chambta
    chambta Posts: 2,770 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    edited 16 May 2013 at 9:46PM
    AP007 wrote: »
    they the employer would have to prove who worked what hours and what they were paid etc

    You can not have staff working unpaid hours and not pay them bringing the wages under the nmw

    People get paid less as no one will report the company

    What do the pay slips say about hours worked? Anything?

    I haven't seen a payslip but they are 'salaried' so receive an identical payment each week. Perhaps it makes just reference to the contractual hours.

    I've found a complaint form but it seems it can only be completed by the employee.

    http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/nmw/nmw_complaint_form.pdf
  • AP007
    AP007 Posts: 7,109 Forumite
    The person needs to call the number

    Still they have to prove they are working the appropriate amount of hours that do not put them under the nmw
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  • chambta
    chambta Posts: 2,770 Forumite
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    Perhaps an anonymous letter to the owner of the business may have a positive effect as I doubt any of the employees themselves would be prepared to take action, sadly.
  • AP007
    AP007 Posts: 7,109 Forumite
    chambta wrote: »
    Perhaps an anonymous letter to the owner of the business may have a positive effect as I doubt any of the employees themselves would be prepared to take action, sadly.
    the owner then can blame the staff and could fire them all

    Id call the hotline and take it from there
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