Compliance Radar

Who was sanctioned, and for what?

Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe, North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East: 1,907 cases from 40 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€530,980Total of monetary amounts
€530,980Largest single case: B&Q Limited
€530,980Median per case with an amount

Click a bar to drill down one level.

When?

per quarter, by date of decision
Trend
PeriodCasesTotal
Q4 20230–
Q1 20240–
Q2 20240–
Q3 20240–
Q4 20240–
Q1 20250–
Q2 20250–
Q3 20250–
Q4 20250–
Q1 20260–
Q2 20260–
Q3 20261€530,980
Q4 20260–

1 case

3 Sep 2026 B&Q LimitedB&Q: publicly named for minimum wage underpayment of 4,530 workers United KingdomMinimum wage and undeclared work €530,980

In the 24th naming round of the National Minimum Wage scheme, B&Q was listed first: the company had underpaid 4,530 workers by a total of £456,934.72 (period according to the list: 15 May 2020 to 31 March 2025). Named employers had to pay the arrears and additionally received penalties whose amount per employer is not published (around £7m for the whole round). The amount is the arrears ordered to be repaid, not a fine.

What organisations can take from it

Minimum wage errors in payroll quickly affect thousands of workers and are made public.

Relevance to training and awareness

Minimum-wage-compliant payroll

Authority / court
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade / Fair Work Agency (Ermittlung: HM Revenue and Customs)
Area of law
Health and safety and employment law · Minimum wage and undeclared work
Action
Order
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Retail and e-commerce
Published
3 Sep 2026

Original amount 456,934.72 GBP, converted at the ECB reference rate of 3 Sep 2026.

Checked against the official source on 3 Oct 2026 · Direct link

Report an error

Anonymous: we store only your text, no contact details and no IP address.

Ready for training that actually lands?

Try the combination for free: automated administration for you, learning formats that fit your team, with no minimum or credit card.

Start 14-day free trial