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152Amount of financial penalty for underpayment of national minimum wageU.K.

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(1)Section 19A of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998 (notices of underpayment: financial penalty) is amended as follows.

(2)In subsection (4), for the words following “to be” substitute “ the total of the amounts for all workers to whom the notice relates calculated in accordance with subsections (5) to (5B). ”

(3)For subsection (5) substitute—

(5)The amount for each worker to whom the notice relates is the relevant percentage of the amount specified under section 19(4)(c) in respect of each pay reference period specified under section 19(4)(b).

(5A)In subsection (5), “the relevant percentage”, in relation to any pay reference period, means 100%.

(5B)If the amount as calculated under subsection (5) for any worker would be more than £20,000, the amount for the worker taken into account in calculating the financial penalty is to be £20,000.

(4)Omit subsection (7).

(5)In subsection (8)—

(a)in paragraph (a), for “(4)” substitute “ (5A) ”;

(b)in paragraph (b), for “(6) or (7)” substitute “ (5B) or (6) ”.

(6)The amendments made by this section have effect in relation to notices of underpayment which relate only to pay reference periods commencing on or after the day on which this section comes into force.

Commencement Information

I1S. 152 in force at 26.5.2015 by S.I. 2015/1329, reg. 2(f)

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