tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post3758793681731118112..comments2024-03-10T22:25:07.539+00:00Comments on Wrecsam.news: Is your boss a minimum wage cheat?Plaid Whitegatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05757898330400853732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-62648410993650437142008-08-12T07:16:00.000+01:002008-08-12T07:16:00.000+01:00I have heard that there are polish gang masters wh...I have heard that there are polish gang masters who threatens its workers with violence,these could possibley be on low wages.<BR/>The actual figures are well higher than any survey being done on minimum wages.<BR/>or do they have there own minimum wage inspectors<BR/><BR/>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmselect/cmwelaf/uc281-ix/uc28102.htmD,DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958250105012034667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691671699575405507.post-68477674506489793942008-08-06T08:47:00.000+01:002008-08-06T08:47:00.000+01:00The National Minimum Wage Enforcement Officers hav...The National Minimum Wage Enforcement Officers have extensive powers, they can either take a case to Employment Tribunal on behalf of an employee, secondly they can serve an enforcement notice on the employer and thirdly they can serve a penalty notice. It would be interesting to see how often the three powers have been used in these 800 cases...another FOI request is called for I think. Also if NMW rules are breached employees will not be entitled to the correct holiday pay etc which is an illegal deduction from earnings which again can go to Employment Tribunal. The biggest deterrent to employees going to ET is that there is no Legal Help so if an employee is not a union member they will have to represent themselves. If they then win the ET cannot enforce payment of compensation so the employee has then got to go to County Court to recover the compensation. There are lots of barriers to a low paid worker receiving justice through the 'loop riddled legislation' that is today's employment law.Plaid Gwersyllthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13986006252463873835noreply@blogger.com