Brighton & Hove Albion Among Nearly 200 Businesses Named And Shamed For Not Paying The Minimum Wage

Football clubs, a luxury spa and a posh country pub in David Cameron’s constituency have all been named and shamed for not paying the minimum

The business were part of a list of almost 200 companies released by the Government today who owed their workers almost half a million pounds in unpaid wages.

Among those companies listed is Championship club Brighton & Hove Albion, which owed £2,861.64 to 1 worker and League 2 side Blackpool, which had to pay £517.88 to 1 worker.

Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa in Merseyside, which charges £185 for a night in one of its executive rooms, was also found guilty of not paying the minimum wage - which is £5.30 per hour for 18 to 20-year-olds and £6.70 for over 21s.

It had to pay £1,047.00 to 1 worker.

The Chequers, in Chipping Norton, located in Cameron’s constituency of Witney in Oxfordshire owed £1,190.68 to 1 worker.

 Business Minister Margot James said: “This Government is determined to build an economy that works for everyone, not just the privileged few.

“That means making sure everyone gets paid the wages they are owed – including our new, higher, National Living Wage. It is not acceptable that some employers fail to pay at least the minimum wage their workers are entitled to.

“So we’ll continue to crack down on those who ignore the law, including by naming and shaming them.”

In a statement, Brighton and Hove Albion claimed the indiscretion came about because the club were "over generous in paying the expenses of an individual on work experience placement at the club two years ago."

The club then suspended its work experience programme after being censured by the tax office.

A spokesperson said: "As a business we feel our reputation as a responsible employer has been very unfairly tarnished. We are one of the few clubs who pays its staff over and above the national living wage.

"Unfortunately, in light of this, we are now more risk averse in terms of offering work experience opportunities. This means we are unable to give as many valuable on-the-job work experience opportunities to those looking to further their careers or break into this highly competitive industry."

Since the name and scheme was introduced in October 2013, 688 employers have been publicly embarrassed, and more than £3.5 million has been paid to workers.

The latest list – the tenth since the scheme was launched – only includes business caught not paying the minimum wage, and does not take into account the National Living Wage, introduced in April

The current minimum wage rates are:

• National Living Wage (25 years and over) - £7.20 per hour

• adult rate of National Minimum Wage (21 years and over) - £6.70 per hour

• 18 to 20-year olds - £5.30 per hour

• 16 to 17-year olds - £3.87 per hour

• apprentice rate - £3.30 per hour

 The 198 employers named today are:

1. San Lorenzo Ltd, Wimbledon, London, owed £99,541.98 to 30 workers

2. Premier Recruitment Ltd, Derby, owed £34,797.33 to 424 workers

3. Regis UK Ltd, Coventry, owed £25,712.19 to 604 workers

4. RD Resourcing Ltd, Eastleigh, Hampshire, owed £14,350.00 to 122 workers

5. TM West Plumbing Services Ltd, Leeds, owed £12,617.76 to 2 workers

6. Mr Ronald McConnachie, trading as Bay Newsagents, Weymss Bay, Renfrewshire, owed £12,527.97 to 3 workers

7. SLW Ltd, trading as Sycamore Care Centre, Sunderland, owed £10,212.05 to 98 workers

8. Kushi Care Ltd, Leicester, owed £9,726.23 to 46 workers

9. Busy Bee Nursery (Newport-on-Tay) Ltd, trading as Little Beehive Nursery, Fife, owed £9,065.14 to 7 workers

10. Omega Proteins Ltd, Halifax, owed £8,977.51 to 5 workers

11. Mr Moo’s Family Butchers Ltd, Billingham, Cleveland, owed £7,371.25 to 4 workers

12. Rice Chamberlains Estate Agents Ltd, Birmingham, owed £6,580.63 to 3 workers

13. Black Swan (Yorkshire) Ltd trading as The Black Swan Hotel, York, owed £5,836.66 to 10 workers

14. Michael Holmes, trading as Fitzroy Builders, Newtownards, County Down, owed £5,371.76 to 2 workers

15. Voyage 1 Ltd, Lichfield, Staffordshire, owed £5,337.73 to 3 workers

16. Minee Monkeys Ltd (previously Mini Monkeys Ltd), Oldbury, owed £5,209.96 to 1 worker

17. Haven Care Ltd, Ilford, owed £4,695.89 to 101 workers

18. Mr Ray Macfarlane, trading as Rays Auto Custom Services, Blackburn, owed £4,396.74 to 2 workers

19. Catering Academy Ltd, Tamworth, Staffordshire, owed £4,220.48 to 1 worker

20. A & G Precision & Sons Ltd, Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, owed £3,723.24 to 1 worker

21. Azafran Ltd trading as Bluebird Care (Coleraine), Coleraine, owed £3,707.92 to 67 workers

22. Woods Hair Ltd, trading as Chapters Hair Design, Witney, Oxfordshire, owed £3,676.87 to 1 worker

23. Mr Keith Smith & Mrs Lynda Smith, trading as KLS Electrical Contracting, Goole, East Yorkshire, owed £3,619.70 to 1 worker

24. SPRIM  V.P.I Limited, London, SW1V, owed £3,543.44 to 1 worker

25. Mr Prakas Kitto, trading as Kash’s Off Licence, Spennymoor, County Durham, owed £3,445.88 to 1 worker

26. Topstaff Employment Ltd, Glasgow, owed £3,355.25 to 20 workers

27. Playdays Daycare Nursery Ltd, Bolton, owed £3,277.04 to 1 worker

28. Mr Ben Wilkins and Mr Harry Williamson, trading as BHW Property Solutions, Bedford, owed £2,933.48 to 1 worker

29. Castle Carpets Ltd, Shrewsbury, owed £2,898.12 to 1 worker

30. Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club Limited, Brighton, owed £2,861.64 to 1 worker

31. KAB Development & Construction Ltd, Sandbach, Cheshire, owed £2,815.51 to 1 worker

32. Mr Nicholas & Mrs Christina Winstone-Partridge, trading as Wholesale Autoparts, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, owed £2,691.73 to 1 worker

33. Pine View Care Home Ltd, trading as Royal Manor Nursing Home, Derby, owed £2,620.45 to worker

34. Silverdale Care Homes Ltd, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, owed £2,590.99 to 1 worker

35. Mrs Margaret Pink, trading as Gems Childcare, Croydon, owed £2,558.80 to 4 workers

36. UK Education Providers Ltd, Romford, owed £2,494.83 to 2 workers

37. Ro-Ro Restaurants Ltd, trading as Oldfields Noted Eating House, Durham, owed £2,463.98 to 3 workers

38. Betterstaff Industrial & Commercial Recruitment Limited, Sidcup, Kent, owed £2,441.92 to 23 workers

39. Bambinos Ltd, Plymouth, owed £2,381.97 to 58 workers

40. Prestwood Motors Ltd, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, owed £2,375.00 to 1 worker

41. G C Motors Ltd, Harrogate, owed £2,328.83 to 2 workers

42. Flavourfresh Salads Ltd, Southport, Merseyside, owed £2,154.94 to 3 workers

43. Mr Chi Kin Cheng, trading as The Modern Chinese Takeaway, Derby, owed £2,124.58 to 1 worker

44. Macdonalds Hotels & Resorts Ltd, Bathgate, West Lothian, owed £2,123.10 to 6 workers

45. Paper Innovation Ltd, Preston, owed £2,024.82 to 4 workers

46. Hairstopper Limited, Ayr, owed £2,021.07 to 2 workers

47. Ms Susanna Ross, trading as Susanna’s Hair & Beauty, Ayr, owed £2,013.22 to 1 worker

48. Messrs Robert Goodwin & Paul Coxhead, trading as Instant Services (Domestic Appliances), Rochester, Kent, owed £1,978.68 to 1 worker

49. K Construction (Scotland) Ltd, Edinburgh, owed £1,916.61 to 2 workers

50. The Buck Project Ltd, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, owed £1,915.15 to 1 worker

51. Philips Hair Salons Ltd, Wakefield, owed £1,904.00 to 4 workers

52. The Hobbs Hairdressing Partnership Ltd, trading as Hobbs Hairdressing, Bristol owed £1,883.90 to 2 workers

53. Mr Snippers Ltd, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, owed £1,867.54 to 1 worker

54. Newlay Civil Engineering Ltd, Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, owed £1,860.60 to 1 worker

55. Mr Ronald Archibald Mutton and Mrs Sandra Anne Mutton, trading as A1 Plumbing & Heating, Oxford, owed £1,834.13 to 1 worker

56. Cheasty Ltd, trading as Papa Johns, Edinburgh, EH8, owed £1,811.33 to 19 workers

57. Mr Darren Harding & Mrs Amy Harding, trading as The Wheatsheaf, Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire, owed £1,792.69 to 2 workers

58. Mrs Elizabeth Richardson, trading as Poppies, Durham, owed £1,772.13 to 23 workers

59. Mrs Sheena Lyttel, trading as Pamela Clair, Derby, owed, £1,699.01 to 1 worker

60. AA Dispatch (UK) Ltd, Thetford, Norfolk, owed £1,669.41 to 1 worker

61. Mrs Jeanette Mullen, trading as Fleetcare, Bristol, owed £1,665.38 to 1 worker

62. Mr Carl Smith, trading as Nottingham & District Gun Club, Oxton, Nottinghamshire, owed £1,635.03 to 2 workers

63. Gwynedd Electrical Contractors Ltd, Anglesey, owed £1,625.92 to 1 worker

64. McLeod Hotels Ltd, trading as Beechwood Close Hotel, York, owed £1,526.20 to 13 workers

65. Small Talk Nurseries Ltd, Birmingham, owed £1,499.30 to 10 workers

66. Preston Flowers Ltd, Preston, owed £1,493.40 to 1 worker

67. A1 Independent British 4x4 Specialists Ltd, Bury, Lancashire, owed £1,422.44 to 1 worker

68. High Peak Hospicecare, Chapel en le Frith, Derbyshire, owed £1,363.13 to 1 worker

69. Avanti Express Ltd, Hyde, Greater Manchester, owed £1,300.16 to 1 worker

70. Mr Mark & Mrs Elizabeth Leicester, trading as Yorkshire Chimney Supplies, Harrogate, owed £1,264.76 to 1 worker

71. Mr Thomas Till and Mrs Pauline Till, trading as Misters of Stafford, owed £1,254.76 to 1 worker

72. Huddlebuy Ltd, London, EC4V, owed £1,236.88 to 1 worker

73. Mitie Property Services (UK) Ltd, Bristol, owed £1,226.37 to 1 worker

74. Airspeed Tyres & Exhaust Ltd, Ipswich, owed £1,198.75 to 1 worker

75. The Dinner Bell Ltd, trading as The Chequers, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, owed £1,190.68 to 1 workers

76. Mobile Buddy Ltd, Swansea, owed £1,162.77 to 1 worker

77. Mrs Rebecca Hodges & Mr Rob Hodges, trading as Flame Hair Studios, Towcester, Northamptonshire, owed £1,146.46 to 2 workers

78. Miss Olivia Smith, trading as The Cutting Rooms, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, owed £1,132.65 to 1 worker

79. Crown Care II LLP, North Shields, owed £1,129.74 to 60 workers

80. Mr Richard Harris and Mrs Myrtle Harris, trading as Honiton Garage, Honiton, Devon, owed £1,121.55 to 1 worker

81. Universal Care Services (UK) Ltd, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, owed £1,085.93 to 7 workers

82. Sunnybank Day Nursery Ltd, Leeds, owed £1,083.45 to 2 workers

83. Formby Hall Golf Club Ltd, trading as Formby Hall Golf Resort & Spa, Formby, Merseyside, owed £1,047.00 to 1 worker

84. Sine Hair & Beauty Salon Ltd, Glasgow, owed £1,027.65 to 1 worker

85. JR’s Hairdressing Ltd, Glasgow, owed £1,000.16 to 2 workers

86. Ms Lorna Bainbridge, trading as Passion 4 Hair and Beauty, Stockton-on-Tees, owed £997.45 to 2 workers

87. Three Points Limited, Bristol, owed £972.64 to 1 worker

88. Mrs Rosemary Wight, trading as AJ’S Hair & Beauty Salon, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, owed £972.41 to 1 worker

89. Ryce Limited, Fife, owed £935.96 to 1 worker

90. Mr Abdul Muslim, trading as Light of India, Oban, Argyll and Bute, owed £927.60 to 1 worker

91. Sanctuary Home Care Ltd, Worcester, owed £918.65 to 1 worker

92. Interserve FS (UK) Ltd, Dudley, owed £894.03 to 4 workers

93. Forest Gate (Corby) Ltd, Corby, Northamptonshire, owed £878.57 to 4 workers

94. William Priestley Salon Ltd, Halifax, owed £830.69 to 1 worker

95. SGUK Limited, Wolverhampton, owed £809.66 to 1 worker

96. Mr Steven Jenkins, trading as Rock Salt Café & Brasserie, Plymouth, owed £779.00 to 2 workers

97. Edward Marshall LLP, Chelmsford, Essex, owed £776.50 to 1 worker

98. Lifestyle (Abbey Care) Ltd, Richmond, North Yorkshire, owed £775.12 to 1 worker

99. Automaster (South Wales) Ltd, Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan, owed £770.56 to 1 worker

100. Thomson ID Ltd, trading as Austen Thomson Hair, Edinburgh, owed £759.32 to 1 worker

101. Mead Medical Services Ltd, trading as Lydiafield Care Home, Annan, owed £741.67 to 13 workers

102. Ms Sue Newton, trading as Play 2 Learn Day Nursery, Northampton, owed £735.48 to 1 worker

103. Brick Peers Ltd, Wells, Somerset, owed £735.25 to 1 worker

104. McKinlays Lettings Crewkerne Ltd, Crewkerne, Somerset, owed £713.18 to 1 worker

105. Temple Doors Ltd, Stockport, Cheshire, owed £674.98 to 1 worker

106. Mr Harpinder Singh Dhamu, trading as Holloway Dental Practice, London, N7, owed £671.37 to 1 worker

107. Mr David Curran and Mrs Deborah Curran, trading as Gazeley Stud, Newmarket, Suffolk, owed £646.20 to 1 worker

108. Devon Dogs Ltd, Okehampton, Devon, owed £638.49 to 1 worker

109. Legal Claimline Ltd, Manchester, owed £612.49 to 1 worker

110. Fisher & Donaldson (St Andrews), Cupar, Fife, owed £574.32 to 6 workers

111. U K P Leisure Club, Sittingbourne, Kent, owed £566.62 to 1 worker

112. Olyness Ltd, trading as The New Westmere Day Nursery, Blackpool, owed £561.96 to 1 worker

113. Ms Alison Vallance, trading as Vallance Hair & Beauty, Edinburgh, owed £547.20 to 1 worker

114. Murdock Ltd, London, WC2H, owed £546.00 to 1 worker

115. Krystal Dry Cleaners Ltd, London, SW16, owed £544.46 to 1 worker

116. Blackpool Football Club, Blackpool, owed £517.88 to 1 worker

117. Mr Alex Okolidoh & Mrs Victoria Okolidoh, trading as Elite Property Solutions, Norwich, owed £511.20 to 1 worker

118. Crown Care IV Ltd, North Shields, owed £505.86 to 25 workers

119. 247 Home Rescue Ltd (Named changed to 123 SRS Limited), Accrington, Lancashire, owed £493.05 to 1 worker

120. Collective Apparel Ltd, Kingston-upon-Thames, owed £487.34 to 1 worker

121. Mr Robert Louis Craig, trading as Craigs Courier Services, Falkirk, owed £484.90 to 1 worker

122. Shiners Property Services Ltd, London, E14, owed £481.36 to 1 worker

123. Earn Extra 139 Ltd, Brighouse, West Yorkshire, owed £453.48 to 1 worker

124. Morleigh Ltd, trading as Tregertha Court Residential Care Home, Looe, Cornwall, owed £447.98 to 1 worker

125. Ebina Ltd, trading as Ebi Sushi, Derby, owed £447.97 to 4 workers

126. Dove’s Nest Ltd, Manchester, owed £439.37 to 19 workers

127. Zeus Enterprise Ltd, trading as Yieldify, London, EC3R, owed £421.93 to 1 worker

128. Ms Tina Hamlin, trading as Mad Hatters, Orpington, Kent, owed £418.73 to 3 workers

129. Elite Complete Property Services Ltd, Plymouth, owed £414.85 to 1 worker

130. J. Electrical. Services. Ltd., Swansea, owed £410.00 to 1 worker

131. Toni Saade Ltd, trading as Toni Saade Hair Salon, Newmarket, Suffolk, owe £404.64 to 1 worker

132. Salim Uddin Khan, trading as Top Tread Tyres, Exhaust & MOT Centre, High Wycombe, owed £402.25 to 1 worker

133. Music Junkie Ltd, Leicester, owed £396.85 to 1 worker

134. Mr Kevin Boyd, trading as Billion Hair, Wigan, owed £396.07 to 1 worker

135. Scope, London, N7, owed £394.28 to 1 worker

136. Legends (Redditch) Ltd, trading as Legends Hair & Beauty Salon, Worcester owed £393.14 to 3 workers

137. Suzy Mcs Corporate Catering Ltd, Coventry, owed £392.18 to 1 worker

138. Simply Auto Enrolment Solutions Ltd, Bury, Lancashire, owed £390.00 to 1 worker

139. Care and Support Shop Ltd, London, E13, owed £389.74 to 28 workers

140. Contact Industrial Recruitment Ltd, Urmston, Manchester, owed £378.77 to 64 workers

141. Mr Stephen Wallace, trading as The Lunatic Fringe, Canterbury, owed £377.48 to 1 worker

142. Pasture Wood Fisheries Ltd, Barton-on-Humber, Lincolnshire, owed £373.95 to 3 workers

143. Hollywood Plant Services Ltd, Walsall, owed £372.41 to 1 worker

144. Terracotta Foods Ltd, trading as Freddy’s Chicken & Pizza, Northampton, owed £370.80 to 1 worker

145. Your Electrical Supplies Services & Solutions (A) Ltd, Normanton, West Yorkshire, owed £369.88 to 2 workers

146. SLRS Ltd, trading as Stealth Security, Southampton, owed £366.26 to 1 worker

147. Industrial Medical Agency Ltd, Bradford, owed £365.37 to 1 worker

148. Le Nantais Bistro (Hove) Ltd, Brighton, owed £362.44 to 1 worker

149. Trident Design and Build Ltd, Warwick, owed £360.35 to 2 workers

150. Jackson Dairies Ltd, Stockport, owed £355.90 to 3 workers

151. Stephen Johnstone & Son Funeral Directors, Chester, owed £347.05 to 1   worker

152. Motorbody Accident Repair Centre Ltd, Ambleside, Cumbria, owed £338.27 to 1 worker

153. Beezy Beez Day Nursery Ltd, Leicester, owed £334.26 to 1 worker

154. Manchester Super Store (Rusholme) Ltd, Manchester, owed £315.50 to 1 worker

155. Lakhani Holdings Ltd, trading as Munro Pharmacy, London, E13, owed £312.00 to 1 worker

156. The Personnel People Ltd, Norwich, owed £298.58 to 15 workers

157. Smart Cool Ltd, Hull, owed £294.71 to 1 worker

158. Kent Coach Travel Ltd, Sheerness, owed £294.51 to 1 worker

159. Arcadia Care Ltd, Birmingham, owed, £286.00 to 1 worker

160. B2B Engage Ltd, Bracknell, owed £282.00 to 1 worker

161. Sollertia Limited, Newton Le Willows, Merseyside, owed £271.95 to 1 worker

162. Mrs R Goff & Mrs E Butt, trading as Cotswold Equine Training, Burford, Oxfordshire, owed £268.72 to 1 workers

163. Benkaz Ltd, Shotts, Lanarkshire, owed £266.71 to 1 worker

164. Kinza Beauty Lounge Ltd, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, owed £258.30 to 1 worker

165. Care 4 U Services (Lincs) Ltd, Lincoln, owed £257.27 to 1 worker

166. Mr Anthony Shields, trading as 2CV City, Bradford, owed £252.46 to 1 worker

167. Purple Pig Middlesbrough Ltd, Middlesbrough, owed £226.00 to 1 worker

168. Fury Murry’s (Paisley) Ltd, Paisley, owed £216.14 to 1 worker

169. Greene King Retail Services Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, owed £211.89 to 1 worker

170. Consummate Care UK Ltd, Coventry, owed £201.36 to 1 worker

171. Professional Print Finishing Services Limited, London, N18, owed £198.25 to 1 worker

172. Supreme (UK) Ltd, Woking, owed £197.41 to 1 worker

173. Dimples Riverside Day Nursery Ltd, Middlesbrough, owed £195.23 to 5 workers

174. Poundstretcher Ltd, Huddersfield, owed £182.94 to 2 workers

175. Wood & Co (Leicester) Ltd, Leicester, owed £179.17 to 1 worker

176. Pomodoro 1 Ltd, Bewdley, Worcestershire, owed £177.64 to 2 workers

177. Mr Isni Balija, trading as Letchworth Hand Car Wash, Letchworth Garden City, owed £173.33 to 1 worker

178. Euro Dental Laboratory Services Ltd, Chorley, owed £173.00 to 1 worker

179. Plum Buffets Ltd, Coventry, owed £156.00 to 1 worker

180. Safe Night Security Ltd, Sunderland, owed £156.00 to 1 worker

181. Miss Alison Margaret Smith, trading as AMS Hair & Beauty, Edinburgh, owed £150.00 to 2 workers

182. Food n Tipple Ltd, Bolton, owed £148.28 to 1 worker

183. Biton System Consultants Ltd, Chelmsford, Essex, owed £145.00 to 1 worker

184. Shepherdess Café Ltd, London, EC14, owed £141.70 to 1 worker

185. Beau Visage Beauty Ltd, Manchester, owed £141.00 to 1 worker

186. Assist Homecare (Scotland) Ltd, Stevenston, Ayrshire, owed £134.21 to 1 worker

187. TS Developments Ltd, trading as Imperial Workforce, Darlington, owed £130.30 to 12 workers

188. Lifeline Homecare Ltd, Frome, Somerset, owed £130.02 to 3 workers

189. IPizza UK Ltd, trading as IPizza, London, W3, owed £130.00 to 1 worker

190. Nu U 2 Ltd, Sittingbourne, Kent, owed £125.57 to 1 worker

191. Quest Cleaning Services Ltd, Staverton, Wiltshire, owed £125.13 to 1 worker

192. My Home Choice (Essex) Ltd, trading as Bluebird Care Colchester, Colchester, owed £120.53 to 1 worker

193. L M Bubble Tea Ltd, trading as Mooboo, Liverpool, owed £117.19 to 1 worker

194. Newline Care Home Ltd, Bradford, owed £116.31 to 1 worker

195. Peppermint UK Foods Ltd, trading as Subway, Brentwood, owed £107.20 to 1 worker

196. Miss Despina Glykeriou and Mrs Jane Waldrum, trading as P W W Ice Cream Supplies, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, owed £106.72 to 1 worker

197. Micro Fitness Ltd, Cumbernauld, Glasgow, owed £104.93 to 1 worker

198. Silenster Building Services Ltd, Thetford, Norfolk, owed £103.48 to 1 worker