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In the UK, new data has revealed a significant rise in the number of workers reporting their employers for underpayments, Sky News reports.
Figures obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by TWM Solicitors showed that a total of 7,622 tip-offs about bosses failing to pay the national minimum wage were made to HMRC in 2025.
That was reportedly a 360 per cent increase on 2020/21, when just 1,656 reports were made
Whistleblower reports prompted HMRC to launch 1,137 investigations last year. It issued a total of 335 penalties, totalling £2.4m, as a result.
In 2024, it launched 911 complaint-led investigations and issued 332 penalties worth £1.7m.
Experts reportedly believe that more businesses will be flagged for underpaying staff after the minimum wage rose earlier this month.
Source: Sky News
In the UK, new data has revealed a significant rise in the number of workers reporting their employers for underpayments, Sky News reports.
Figures obtained through the Freedom of Information Act by TWM Solicitors showed that a total of 7,622 tip-offs about bosses failing to pay the national minimum wage were made to HMRC in 2025.
That was reportedly a 360 per cent increase on 2020/21, when just 1,656 reports were made
Whistleblower reports prompted HMRC to launch 1,137 investigations last year. It issued a total of 335 penalties, totalling £2.4m, as a result.
In 2024, it launched 911 complaint-led investigations and issued 332 penalties worth £1.7m.
Experts reportedly believe that more businesses will be flagged for underpaying staff after the minimum wage rose earlier this month.
Source: Sky News
