A hair salon near Harrow has been named and shamed by the Government for failing to pay over £2,000 to a worker.

Fusion Hairdesign, at Streatfield Road near Queensbury Station, was listed in the Government’s name and shame list that outs employers who paid less than minimum wage.

The salon failed to pay £2089.27 to one worker.

It is among 191 businesses named in the list published today (August 5) that includes breaches between 2011 and 2018.

Named employers have since been made to pay back what they owed, and were fined an additional £3.2 million, showing it is never acceptable to underpay workers.

A total of £2.1 million was found to be owed to more than 34,000 workers following investigations by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs dating back to 2011.

Almost half of employers named wrongly deducted pay from workers’ wages, including for uniforms and expenses, while 30 per cent failed to pay workers for all the time they had worked, such as when they worked overtime, and 19 per cent paid the incorrect apprenticeship rate.

Business Minister Paul Scully said: “Our minimum wage laws are there to ensure a fair day’s work gets a fair day’s pay. It is unacceptable for any company to come up short.

“All employers, including those on this list, need to pay workers properly.

“This Government will continue to protect workers’ rights vigilantly, and employers that short-change workers won’t get off lightly.”

Low Pay Commission chairman Bryan Sanderson said: “These are very difficult times for all workers, particularly those on low pay who are often undertaking critical tasks in a variety of key sectors including care.

“The minimum wage provides a crucial level of support and compliance is essential for the benefit of both the recipients and our society as a whole.”