英税务署打击支付最低薪资以下水平的雇主
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="toughen">toughen</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="targeted">targeted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="on">on</span>-<span word="the">the</span>-<span word="spot">spot</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="taxman">taxman</span>.</p><p><span word="HM">HM</span> <span word="Revenue">Revenue</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Customs">Customs</span> (<span word="HMRC">HMRC</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="warn">warn</span> 200 <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="advertised">advertised</span> <span word="placements">placements</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unpaid">unpaid</span> <span word="internships">internships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shamed">shamed</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="liable">liable</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> £5,000 <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="breach">breach</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span> <span word="laws">laws</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="coincide">coincide</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="educate">educate</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employment">employment</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="market">market</span>.</p><p><span word="HMRC">HMRC</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tax">tax</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="April">April</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="penalties">penalties</span> <span word="to">to</span> 466 <span word="employers">employers</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="rifrom">rifrom</span> 2009/10 <span word="when">when</span> <span word="just">just</span> 381 <span word="employers">employers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="HMRC">HMRC</span> <span word="penalty">penalty</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span> <span word="wage">wage</span>, <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="at">at</span> £6.31 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="aged">aged</span> 21 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="over">over</span>.</p><p><span word="Business">Business</span>, <span word="Innovation">Innovation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Skills">Skills</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="Jo">Jo</span> <span word="Swinson">Swinson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>" <span word="around">around</span> <span word="unpaid">unpaid</span> <span word="internships">internships</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="climate">climate</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="free">free</span>, <span word="really">really</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span>."</p><p><span word="Letters">Letters</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="HMRC">HMRC</span> <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="toes">toes</span>", <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="properly">properly</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legality">legality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>".</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="exploited">exploited</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="labour">labour</span> ... <span word="when">when</span> <span word="receiving">receiving</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="letters">letters</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> [<span word="operates">operates</span>] <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="offering">offering</span>."</p>
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