Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 14 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 February 2002. It was answered by Nicholas Brown (Labour) on Monday, 4 February 2002 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employers, having advertised vacancies with the Employment Service, have subsequently been found to have breached the minimum wage legislation. - Inc fact that information not available.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many employers, having advertised vacancies with the Employment Service, have subsequently been found to have breached the minimum wage legislation. [27886] Mr. Nicholas Brown: The information requested is not available. The Employment Services takes in excess of 200,000 vacancies a month and all of these must meet the requirements of the National Minimum Wage Act. If we receive a complaint about an employer who advertised with the Employment Service but is subsequently found not to be meeting the requirements of the minimum wage legislation, we direct the complainant to the Minimum Wage Enforcing Agency to investigate the case. The Employment Service also suspends its services to that employer until investigations are completed.

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