MORE than 100 employers are being named and shamed by the government today in the latest drive to make sure firms pay the national minimum wage.

The 115 companies, which underpaid workers almost £400,000, are in sectors including retail, hairdressing, education, catering and social care.

The workers have since been paid their £389,000 but the firms face further penalties following investigations by HM Revenue and Customs.

More than 400 employers have now been named and shamed since ministers launched the scheme two years ago, with total arrears of £1.1 million and penalties of over £500,000.

The biggest offender named today is Monsoon Accessorize Ltd which owed £104,000 to 1,400 workers.

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady warned: “Today’s list of offenders is only the tip of the iceberg. Many more employers are getting away with illegal underpayment.”