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Coventry Council Fined Amid £10.3M National Wage Crackdown

10/18/2025

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Coventry City Council received a £5,167 fine for underpaying five staff members the National Minimum Wage.
A UK government drive has fined 500 employers £10.3 million, including Allsopp & Allsopp Limited and Malcolms Stores Limited.
Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the Plan to Make Work Pay will benefit about fifteen million workers and establish a Fair Work Agency by April 2026 to boost compliance.

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Coventry City Council received a £5,167 fine for underpaying five staff members the National Minimum Wage.
A UK government drive has fined 500 employers £10.3 million, including Allsopp & Allsopp Limited and Malcolms Stores Limited.
Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the Plan to Make Work Pay will benefit about fifteen million workers and establish a Fair Work Agency by April 2026 to boost compliance.