Many people across the country are used to having to negotiate their pay and salary with their employer. However, there is one wage which is never up for debate or “absurd excuses”.
In the UK, the National Minimum Wage is the lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay an employee, in accordance with law.
The country’s National Living Wage is the highest band of the National Minimum Wage which people should get when they reach the age of 23.
However, this is not always the case and HMRC is calling out the top ten “absurd excuses” employers have used in the past for not paying the legal minimum.
“My accountant and I speak a different language – he does not understand me, and that is why he does not pay my workers the correct wages.”
Professional accountants are very unlikely to be the reason a worker has not been paid the correct wage. Whether by mistake or not, accountants will be aware of the consequences for business owners if this were to happen.
“My employee is still learning so they are not entitled to the National Minimum Wage.”
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