Wolves head list of six British clubs fined for failing to pay workers the minimum wage

WOLVES have been fined by the government after it was discovered they had been failing to pay staff the national minimum wage.

The Championship club have been splashing the cash in an effort to gain promotion to the Premier League this season.

And the huge money of the top flight is now almost within reach with Wolves top of the table and seemingly destined to finish in the top two.

But they also head the list of six football clubs in the UK who did not comply with the basic law of ensuring they pay staff the minimum wage.

They were on a list of 260 companies published today by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy who had fallen foul of the law.

League One Bristol Rovers, Torquay and Scottish trio Motherwell, Falkirk and Greenock Morton were the other sides to be named and shamed.

Business Minister Margot James said: “There are no excuses for failing to pay the minimum wage and we’re making sure employers don’t take their eye off the ball.

“The Government has today named 260 employers for foul play and fined them £1.3m, sending the clear message to employers that we will not tolerate businesses trying to move the goalposts on workers’ rights.

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"That’s why today we are naming hundreds of employers who have been short changing their workers; and to ensure there are consequences for their wallets as well as their reputation, we’ve levied millions in back pay and fines.”

Bryan Sanderson, Chairman of the Low Pay Commission, said: “The Low Pay Commission’s conversations with employers suggest that the risk of being named is encouraging businesses to focus on compliance.

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“Further, it is good to see that HMRC continues to target large employers who have underpaid a large number of workers, as well as cases involving only a few workers, where workers are at risk of the most serious exploitation.

"It is imperative that the government keeps up the pressure on all employers who commit breaches of minimum wage law.”

Wolves were discovered to have underpaid 17 of their workers last year, while Bristol Rovers left 52 staff members out of pocket by paying less than the legal minimum.

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