A franchise of the globally successful fast-food chain Subway has been named-and-shamed after failing to pay its staff the minimum wage across its London restaurants, writes Sean Morrison.

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Subways in Richmond, left, Morden, top right, and Twickenham, below right, were 'named-and-shamed'

Ten staff members of Subway Universal Ltd, trading as Subway across London, were owed £2,466 in total – after their wage packets failed to meet the national minimum wage.

Wyin Innovations, a secondary education authority based in Croydon, also made the list after neglecting to pay more than £400 to one of their employees.

Figures released by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills yesterday revealed 115 companies that have failed to meet these standards.

Subway Universal Ltd was among those shamed for failing to pay the ten staff members the legal minimum wage in their Richmond, Twickenham, Morden and Barbican branches.

Naresh Malda, manager of the franchise, said he was under the impression his staff were underpaid only after the price of their uniform was deducted from their pay, and claimed the figures were based on a "misunderstanding."

He added that most of the money has already been repaid to the under-paid staff, but failed to comment on how uniform for ten members of staff had amounted to £2,466.

A spokesman from Subway said they were conducting a review to better understand the business minister’s concerns.

In statement Subway said: "We are grateful to the Business Minister for highlighting this issue which will be addressed with immediate effect."

Since ministers launched the scheme two years ago, companies have been exposed to have underpaid staff in excess of £1.1 million in total, paying more than £500,000 in penalties.

Business minister Nick Boles said: “Employers that fail to pay the minimum wage hurt the living standards of the lowest paid and their families."

He also said the new national living wage of £9.15 (in London), that will be introduced next April, would be enforced, promising a £900-a-year pay rise for full time workers currently on minimum wage.

The national minimum wage rose to £6.70 on October 1.