Tag Archives: naming & shaming

It’s a shame about BEIS

Posted on February 14, 2020 by wonkypolicywonk

So, just like James Bond, naming & shaming of employers who breach the national minimum/living wage is back. Well, almost back. Having been suspended since the last round of naming & shaming in July 2018, pending the outcome of a … Continue reading →

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Penny pinching: enforcement (or not) of the minimum wage

Posted on March 15, 2018 by wonkypolicywonk

“A penny saved is a penny earned.” So said the 18th century clever clogs, Benjamin Franklin. Allegedly. Maybe. OK, it seems he probably didn’t say it. But, if he did, we could justly consider Franklin to be an astonishingly far-sighted … Continue reading →

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NMW enforcement: 500% of nothing is still nothing

Posted on January 5, 2018 by wonkypolicywonk

On 28 December, as I was travelling to Wet Wales for New Year, Sarah O’Connor of the Financial Times – surely the best employment correspondent of recent years, who has now moved on to a wider investigative brief – reported … Continue reading →

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Minimum wage, minimum shame?

Posted on December 19, 2017 by wonkypolicywonk

On 8 December, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) named & shamed another 260 employers for non-compliance with the national minimum wage. Inevitably, press and media coverage of this round of naming & shaming – the 13th … Continue reading →

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To name & shame, or not to name & shame, that is the question

Posted on November 9, 2017 by wonkypolicywonk

In August, the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) named & shamed another 233 employers for non-compliance with the national minimum wage. Not surprisingly, press and media coverage of this round of naming & shaming – the 12th … Continue reading →

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BEIS: Not so good with the name thingies.

Posted on May 25, 2017 by wonkypolicywonk

“I’ve never been too good with names,” sang Evan Dando and The Lemonheads on the title track of their fifth album It’s a shame about Ray in 1992. The song (and the album) is an indie classic that has easily … Continue reading →

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Enforcement of the NMW – a fair sport?

Posted on August 25, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

Earlier this month, the newly re-named Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS, formerly BIS) named & shamed another batch of 197 NMW rogues. With six months having passed since the last batch, in early February, BEIS was able … Continue reading →

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NMW enforcement: what the **** is going on, Mr Boles?

Posted on March 8, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

“Our policy of naming and shaming employers who ignore the law means there are consequences for their reputation as well as their wallets.” So said BIS Minister Nick Boles in February, when naming & shaming another 92 employers for non-compliance … Continue reading →

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BIS, you cannot be serious!

Posted on February 5, 2016 by wonkypolicywonk

So, with markedly less media hoo-ha than on previous occasions, BIS today ‘named & shamed’ another 92 employers for breaching the national minimum wage (NMW). The relative dearth of national media coverage may reflect the absence from this tranche – … Continue reading →

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