No Welsh employers have been prosecuted for paying staff less than the minimum wage since the Tories came into power nearly seven years ago. 

Since the National Minimum Wage (NMW) was introduced in 1999 it has undoubtedly stood to improve the wages and therefore the lives of hundreds of thousands of employees within the UK. In April 2016, the NMW was replaced for over 25s with the National Living Wage; currently set at £7.20 per hour.

As well as introducing this increased minimum standard, the government also confirmed that they would bolster HMRC’s resources with a dedicated team of Minimum Wage investigators, increased budgets and stronger enforcement powers to ensure businesses complied.

Despite this apparent move towards more stringent enforcement, Wales Online has today released a story confirming that not one employer within Wales has been prosecuted for a breach of the legislation during the current governments reign. This is despite the same news agency reporting on some 400 Welsh companies allegedly in breach back in 2014. More...

We recently wrote on this blog how our team is helping children’s author Wendy Hobbs to fundraise for Dreams & Wishes - a charity dedicated to making the dreams of seriously ill children and their families come true.

This week we teamed up with Wendy to help her bring an early Christmas present to 240 children in Barry, South Wales. More...

Last week we were delighted to win our sixth national conveyancing award of 2016.

A Pleasant End to a Successful 2016 

Shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Best Large Conveyancer’ category of The Times Estate Agency of the Year Awards 2016, we were presented with the Silver Award at a glittering ceremony in the Hilton London Metropole.

This brings the curtain down on a wonderful award-winning year for the company across all six Howells Solicitors branches. This year we have also seen the company make key appointments in other departments to enable the company to provide comprehensive private and commercial legal services. More...

We have created two new roles in our expanding IT department to maintain the company’s focus on developing and implementing new software and systems. More...

We are fundraising to provide our support for Dreams & Wishes, a wonderful charity established by Tony Curtis MBE, dedicated to helping seriously ill children and their families by making their dreams and wishes come true. More...