Friday 23rd January 2009
Jobseekers warned of employers 'cheating' minimum wage rules
 Jobseekers have been warned to be on the lookout for dishonest employers after new research found that as many as 1.5 million Britons are still being paid below the national minimum wage.
While recent changes have pushed up the legal minimum for workers over the age of 21 to £5.73 per hour, new research carried out by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has found that many bosses are still "cheating" their employees out of a fair wage.
At particular risk of such exploitation are those in retail jobs or in the construction and engineering sector, with the workers' group citing the case of a 32-year-old migrant who was being paid just £4.10 an hour for his construction job.
Though TUC general secretary Brendan Barber acknowledged that HM Revenue and Customs are doing a "good job" in cracking down on employers who break the law, he also claimed that more could be done and called once again for a special helpline to advise jobseekers or those in low-paid jobs on their minimum wage rights.
While the government's Low Pay Commission is due to put forward its suggested wage rise for 2009 in the coming days, this could be delayed until the publication of the Bank of England's latest inflation report, the Press Association has reported.
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