Football clubs among employers named for failing to pay national minimum wage

Almost 200 employers have been named and shamed for failing to pay their workers the national minimum wage.

The Government published the biggest ever list of its kind, with more than £466,000 owed in arrears by employers ranging from football clubs, hotels and care homes to hairdressers and a gun club.

Brighton and Hove Albion and Blackpool FC were among those publicly named for not paying the legal minimum rate, each to one 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."

The living wage for workers aged 25 and over was introduced in April, giving a pay rise of more than £900 a year for someone previously working full time on the national minimum wage.

The national minimum wage still applies to workers under 25.