Employers who owe their workers tens of thousands of pounds for failing to pay the national minimum wage have been "named and shamed" by the Government.

The 25 employers owed a total of £89,000, ranging from £25,500 for 16 workers at the Barber Institute of Fine Arts in Birmingham, to £108 for three staff at a firm called Dog in a Doublet in Peterborough.

As well as paying back the money, the firms have been fined more than £24,000.

Business minister Jo Swinson said: "Paying less than the minimum wage is wrong and illegal. Employers need to know that they will face tough consequences if they break the law.

"All workers are entitled to the minimum wage. This isn't a generous gesture, this is the law. Government takes the enforcement of workers' rights seriously and those who don't pay will be named, shamed and fined."