A TROWBRIDGE milkshake bar and a Bradford on Avon hotel have been named and shamed for failing to pay their workers properly.
Sirox Limited, trading as Shakeaway in The Shires, failed to pay one worker £460.97 and Jaguna Ltd, trading as the Swan Hotel in Church Street, failed to pay two workers £188.59.
The figures were released by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who named 358 businesses across the country who underpaid 15,520 workers a total of £995,233.
James Sullivan-Tailyour, the owner of The Swan Hotel and Jaguna Ltd, which is based in Warminster, declined to comment as did Sirox Ltd, owners of Shakeaway.
This is the first time the list includes employers who failed to pay eligible workers the new National Living Wage rate, which is currently £7.20 for workers aged 25 and over.
On top of repaying those workers owed money, HM Revenue and Customs issued penalties worth around £800,000. The worst and most prolific offenders were employers in the hairdressing, hospitality and retail sectors.
Debenhams topped the list as they failed to pay £134,894.83 to 11,858 workers.
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