Construction supply chain companies figure in the list of 491 businesses named and shamed by the Department for Business and Trade for under-paying employees.
They include:
- SMC Builders Limited, Maghera, BT45, failed to pay آ£21,123.55 to 5 workers.
- D&R Carpentry Limited, Horley, RH6, failed to pay آ£7,640.55 to 10 workers.
- Ervin Construction Services Limited, Thames Ditton, KT7, failed to pay آ£5,554.12 to 8 workers.
- Wack Wholesale (Building Supplies) Limited, Cramlington, NE23, failed to pay آ£4,264.47 to 8 workers.
- Thomas Storey Fabrications Group Limited, Openshaw, M11, failed to pay آ£3,770.46 to 1 worker.
- DPH Construction (North East) Limited, Tyne and Wear, NE29, failed to pay آ£2,072.51 to 8 workers.
- Woodstone Construction (SW) Limited, Bath, BA2, failed to pay آ£1,855.47 to 1 worker.
- MJM Builders Limited, Glasgow, G68, failed to pay آ£1,773.07 to 1 worker.
- Construction Recruitment Services Limited, Brentwood, CM15, failed to pay آ£1,038.96 to 2 workers.
- Galliford Try Employment Limited, Uxbridge, UB8, failed to pay آ£1,029.92 to 4 workers.
From April 2025, the national minimum wage is آ£12.21 per hour for those aged 21 and over, آ£10 for those aged 18 to 20, آ£7.55 for under 18s and apprentices.
The worst offenders were Euro Garages Limited of Blackburn, which failed to pay آ£824,383.62 to 3,317 workers, and Salford-based Red Contract Solutions (Back Office Support) Limited, which failed to pay آ£652,395.20 to 11,631 workers.
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