SWEA Ltd, which traded as Starkings & Watson estate agents, underpaid six members of staff, owing them £1,357.
It was one of 389 UK employers named by the government for failing to pay the minimum wage.
SWEA Ltd is one of a number of similarly-named companies controlled by Starkings & Watson’s managing director, Chris Starkings.
However, the company entered compulsory liquidation in October 2024 after being ordered to be wound up by HMRC over unpaid tax debts.
Chris Starkings, managing director of Starkings & Watson estate agents (Image: Supplied)
The level of the fine has not been revealed, and the company will only pay the penalty if there is money left in the pot after the liquidators have dealt with…