The airline was on Tuesday (20 February) named among more than 500 business found by government to have not paid the National Minimum Wage following an investigation covering the period from 2015 to 2023.
Staffline Recruitment Limited topped the list, underpaying some 36,767 workers by more than £5.1 million, with easyJet sitting eighth in the ranking.
Other travel and tourism firms on the list include Alton Towers, Thorpe Park and Legoland parent Merlin Entertainments Limited, dnata Catering UK Limited and Center Parcs.
EasyJet said a 2018 review by HMRC established that during the first month of initial new entrant training, some UK cabin crew were paid below the National Minimum Wage. No like findings were uncovered relating to any other periods of their employment after that initial month of training.
The airline said it took “immediate action” to address the issue, including by making a back payment to affected members of cabin crew who undertook their training between 2014 and 2019.
In total, easyJet reimbursed 3,898 current and former employees a total of £338,876.46, amounting to an average underpayment of £86.94pp.
