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Increase to fines for national minimum wage breaches

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From April 2016, a breach of national minimum wage legislation will incur a fine of 200% of the underpayments to staff.

This is a significant increase to the prior sanction, which was set at 100% of the shortfall.

The draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2016

 

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