Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 118841
Minimum Wage
Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 12 March 2026
Question
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Labour — Slough
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward secondary legislation to amend the Insolvency Act 1986 so as to enable employees to claim directly against company directors wher
Answer
Blair McDougallEmployees of companies subject to insolvency proceedings are already able to claim arrears of wages, up to a statutory limit, from the National Insurance Fund through the Insolvency Service. In situations where minimum wage provisions have not been met, t...
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