David Gauke: The first prosecution for an offence under the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 took place in 2007. Since then, there have been a further seven prosecutions for minimum wage offences. This represents less than 1% of the total number of employers who have been found to be paying less than the national minimum wage. Three of the prosecutions included offences under Section 31 (1) of the NMW Act...
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