Sentence examples for enforces the minimum from inspiring English sources

HMRC, which enforces the minimum wage, will contact 200 employers who have recently advertised for interns as well as unpaid work ahead of checks officials plan to make.

HMRC, which enforces the minimum wage, said it employed "selective and exemplary criminal investigation" for "deliberate non-compliance or obstructive behaviour".

But the shadow business secretary, Chuka Umunna MP, said that the coalition was not taking the action needed to enforce the minimum wage.

Jordan said the central bank was prepared to buy unlimited quantities of foreign currency – and take further measures if required – to enforce the minimum exchange rate.

Nearly half (45%) said that enforcing the minimum wage was one of the most important ways of stopping business undercutting British workers by paying European workers less.

12.36pm BST Balls says Labour needs to tackle tax avoidance, oppose regional pay, enforce the minimum wage and promote the living wage.

An HMRC spokesman said that the number of staff enforcing the minimum wage now stood at 194 – 40 more than in 2009-10.

That's why Labour will end the use of exploitative zero-hours contracts, take tough action to enforce the minimum wage, and ensure homecare workers have the skills they need to provide decent care and support".

A key challenge, however, will be how an already stretched HMRC administers the scheme – not least given it is already struggling with the task of enforcing the minimum wage".

Miliband correctly criticises Labour in government for failing to enforce the minimum wage or give equal protection to agency workers, lest they be seen as meddling with the labour market.

The study pointed out that there were just 350 frontline staff at three government agencies enforcing the minimum wage, employment standards and tackling gangmasters – equivalent to one officer for every 20,000 working-age migrants.