National Minimum Wage Breaches!

National Minimum Wage Breaches!

Businesses across the Midlands are facing an increased risk of being exposed to heavy fines for unintentional national minimum wage (NMW) breaches, according to business advisors Grant Thornton UK LLP.

The advisory firm has witnessed a rise in the number of businesses being investigated for NMW offences, often as a result of commonplace practices such as salary sacrifice schemes and employee workwear policies inadvertently dragging employee pay under the NMW threshold.