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NI employers named for not paying staff minimum wage

Hayley HalpinBBC News NI
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Thirty-six businesses in Northern Ireland, including a care provider, hotels and solicitors, have been named for failing to pay their employees the minimum wage, according to the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

Across the UK, more than 600 employers were ordered to pay affected workers the outstanding wages, with £4m returned to workers.

The firms across the UK have also been issued penalties worth £7m.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the government was determined to stamp out the practice of "short-changing your staff".

"The best businesses know that looking after your workers isn't just the right thing to do, it's the smart thing to do," he said.

In April 2026, the hourly rate for over-21s rose by 50p to £12.71, with workers aged 18-20 seeing an 85p rise to £10.85.

Sixteen and 17-year-olds and apprentices saw their minimum wage increase by 6%.

NI employers named by department

  1. Peninsula Care Services (NI) Ltd, Newtownards, BT23, failed to pay £42,013.29 to 125 workers
  2. Patterson & Rocks Solicitors Limited, Newry, BT34, failed to pay £16,622.92 to three workers
  3. C.F.C. Interiors Ltd, trading as CFC Interiors, Cookstown, BT80, failed to pay £9,157.36 to 23 workers
  4. Ms Rosemary Gawn, trading as Rosemary Gawn Solicitors, Ballymena, BT43, failed to pay £8,944.60 to one worker
  5. Bushmills Hotels Limited, trading as The Bushmills Inn Hotel, Bushmills, BT57, failed to pay £6,914.54 to 100 workers
  6. William Moutray & Sons Ltd, trading as Costcutter Moutray's, Craigavon, BT66, failed to pay £6,334.89 to 116 workers
  7. A&M Retail Limited, trading as McAtamney's Traditional Butchers, Garvagh, BT51, failed to pay £4,400.09 to eight workers
  8. TCMC Crowded Space Ltd, Belfast, BT4, failed to pay £3,906.64 to 139 workers
  9. Belfast Cleaning Co-Operative Limited, trading as Belfast Cleaning Society Ltd, Belfast, BT13, failed to pay £3,663.88 to 13 workers
  10. Blacks Road Service Station Ltd, Belfast, BT10, failed to pay £3,368.87 to four workers
  11. Ranfern Limited, trading as Centra Holywood, Holywood, BT18, failed to pay £3,282.09 to 138 workers
  12. Portstewart Golf Club, Portstewart, BT55, failed to pay £3,029.66 to 11 workers
  13. Hamilton's Foodhalls Ltd, trading as Spar Dergvalley Castlederg, Castlederg, BT81, failed to pay £2,994.41 to 98 workers
  14. Glen Community Parent/Youth Group, Belfast, BT11, failed to pay £2,958.94 to one worker
  15. JSS Bar Grill and Cookery School Limited, Belfast, BT2, failed to pay £2,424.52 to 71 workers
  16. 300. JJB Hotels Limited, trading as Balmoral Hotel, Belfast, BT10, failed to pay £2,356.42 to 66 workers
  17. Mr Gurmet Singh, trading as TLC, Belfast, BT15, failed to pay £2,150.92 to 31 workers
  18. Mr Francis Mulligan, trading as GM Kitchens & Shop Fitting, Ennskillen, BT92, failed to pay £2,058.50 to six workers
  19. Davison Canners Limited, Craigavon, BT62, failed to pay £1,821.93 to 22 workers
  20. McCombe Inns Limited, trading as The Thatch Inn, Ballymena, BT42, failed to pay £1,796.81 to 24 workers
  21. Ò Muirigh Solicitors Limited, Belfast, BT12, failed to pay £1,776.56 to one worker
  22. Peter Rabbit Day Nursery Limited, trading as Peters Patch Day Nursery, Hillsborough, BT26, failed to pay £1,713.54 to 44 workers
  23. Ebrington (NI) Ltd, Maydown, BT47, failed to pay £1,391.96 to one worker
  24. Pho Vietnamese Limited, trading as Madame Pho, Belfast, BT7, failed to pay £1,374.42 to 17 workers
  25. Milestone (Rathfriland) Limited, Newry, BT34, failed to pay £1,369.47 to 53 workers
  26. Dundonald Nurseries Limited, Belfast, BT16, failed to pay £1,347.27 to 41 workers
  27. Mr Ngoc Tinh Chu, trading as Riverside Chinese Restaurant, Omagh, BT79, failed to pay £1,078.23 to 16 workers
  28. Gillis Foods Limited, trading as Crosskeys Meats, Ballymena, BT42, failed to pay £942.86 to 11 workers
  29. Imperial Hotel Garvagh Ltd, Coleraine, BT51, failed to pay £908.14 to 21 workers
  30. LCMA Hotels Ltd, trading as Bishop's Gate Hotel Derry, Derry, BT48, failed to pay £896.31 to 13 workers
  31. Whiterock Childrens Centre Ltd, trading as Whiterock Creche Association Ltd, Belfast, BT12, failed to pay £886.94 to nine workers
  32. Miss Lynsey Bingham, trading as Identity Hair, Belfast, BT9, failed to pay £849.24 to one worker
  33. WFS (NI) Limited, trading as SPAR Mount Eagles, Belfast, BT17, failed to pay £783.42 to one worker
  34. 4C Coffee House and Kitchen Ltd, Armagh, BT61, failed to pay £734.51 to one worker
  35. Mr John Bailey & Sharon Bailey, trading as J&S Bailey, Belfast, BT14, failed to pay £609.55 to nine workers
  36. S & D Property Maintenance Ltd, Belfast, BT17, failed to pay £529.51 to two workers
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