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300,000 suffer illegal low pay
Think tank calls for action on offending firms
Rogue employers are getting away with paying over 300,000 people across Britain - the population of Nottingham - less than the minimum wage, researchers said yesterday.
Think tank Centre for London and charity Trust for London called for tough new regulation to punish the offenders - many of whom are care agencies taking government cash.
The groups said fines should be higher and councils should be given more powers to bring such firms to book.
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