The firm claimed a miscalculation related to salary pension contributions and car parking deductions
City firm Taylor Rose has challenged its inclusion in the UK Fair Work Agency’s list of employers found to be noncompliant with national minimum wage requirements, reported the Law Society Gazette.
The UK firm reportedly underpaid 63 staff members by nearly £9,000. However, Taylor Rose claimed that this was due to an accidental miscalculation related to salary pension contributions and car parking deductions at its old Peterborough office over 2021-2024.
The firm said it had coordinated with His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs on the matter and executed all remedial action as of June 2025; the current and previous employees impacted by the miscalculation were compensated by May 2025, and the financial penalty incurred had been settled.
“Since then, we have enhanced our payroll checking procedures to align with HMRC’s preferred calculation methodology, removed the car parking deduction that contributed to the issue and increased pay levels for lower-paid employees. These measures remain in place today and we continue to carry out monthly checks to ensure full compliance with National Minimum Wage requirements,” said a Taylor Rose spokesperson in a statement published by the Gazette. “Taylor Rose takes its responsibilities as an employer seriously and remains committed to ensuring all colleagues are paid correctly and in accordance with employment legislation.”
Earlier this year, Taylor Rose was supposedly set for a possible buyout by a private equity house; however, the investor withdrew. Over 2024-2025, the firm’s revenue was at £124 million – a 27 percent increase. Pre-tax profit came to £9.8 million.
Nonetheless,, Taylor Rose was not the only law firm on the near-660 strong list of noncompliant employers. Waltham Forest-based firm Shahzads Law reportedly neglected to pay two workers £8,316; owner Anjum Shahzad said it was the result of cash flow issues.
“There was no evidence against the firm for nonpayment of minimum wage to any employee of the firm, however, there were late payment of wages caused due to cash flow issues in the relevant period,” Shahzad said in a statement published by the Gazette. “All staff had been paid full amount due to them in accordance with the payslip’s issues and accounting record.”
Shahzad said the HMRC regarded payments made beyond the relevant period as nonpayment of underpayment.
“HMRC issued the claim to recover underpayments and financial penalty, which we defended. HMRC thereafter withdraw both claim for underpayment and financial penalty,” Shahzad said in a statement published by the Gazette.
Belfast’s Ò Muirigh Solicitors Limited, Newry’s Patterson & Rocks Solicitors, and Ballymena’s Rosemary Gawn Solicitors also made the list.
“We’re making sure workers get the hard-earned pay they deserve, and where employers fall short, they will be held to account. Every employer should check their payroll now and reach out to Acas if they need further support,” said Kate Dearden, minister for the future of work, in a statement published by the Gazette.
The Fair Work Agency is part of the UK department for business and trade.
