Sports Direct and its staffing agencies paid workers £1m too little

Retailer, Best Connection and Transline named and shamed by government after having to repay 946,000 in total

Sports Direct and its employment agencies Best Connection and Transline have been named and shamed by the government for paying workers less than the legal minimum wage, underpaying them by nearly 1m.

The companies make up three of the top four underpayers in the latest list published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).