Martin Lewis says 365,000 people need to check payslip after 'underpayment'

Martin Lewis has issued a warning as 365,000 workers are being underpaid. From April 1 this year, the rates for National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage rates both rose and BBC Sounds podcast host Martin has urged workers to check their payslips.

The ITV star, who stars on the Martin Lewis Money Show, Good Morning Britain and This Morning, has spoken out over workers needing to make sure they have received the rise. He wrote the warning in the latest MSE newsletter.

He said: "At the start of this month, UK minimum wage rates were increased - forcing employers to boost incomes for the lowest-paid workers. Yet the Low Pay Commission says 365,000 are being underpaid, ie, paid LESS than they legally should be. So if you're on or just above minimum wage, I want to tool you up to detect if you may be being short-changed and, if you are, how to be paid what you're legally entitled to..."

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He also issued seven need-to-knows, including you should be paid for uniform and overtime. You cannot top up tips with overtime, too, he explained, and there was information about commission, accommodation, apprenticeships and under-18s.

He added: "The real living wage is different! Each year, a panel of professionals for the Living Wage Foundation calculate the minimum workers aged 18+ should be paid for a basic standard of living. It's currently £12/hr (£13.15/hr in London), so higher than the state minimum wage. 14,000+ businesses have volunteered to sign up to the scheme, so all their employees aged 18+ must earn at least this.

"You may be thinking: 'Doesn't the state have a national living wage?' Yes, BUT... in 2015, then-Chancellor George Osborne nicked the name and rebranded the over-25s' (now over-21s') minimum wage the 'national living wage', but he didn't choose to follow the amount, nor ensure it's calculated based on living standards, so on MSE I've made the call that we won't use that name - we will still call it what it is, the minimum wage."