A Warwick firm has been named and shamed for withholding nearly £600,000 from its staff by not paying minimum wage.

Pilgrim's Pride Ltd (previously Tulip Limited) was one of 524 companies ordered by the Department for Business and Trade to repay its workers this week.

The higher welfare pig farmer, based at Warwick Technology Park, failed to pay £597,299.65 to 2,698 workers, a government statement said.

The company was found to have short-changed workers between 2014 and 2019 by £221.39 on average.

A government statement said the 524 employers were found to have failed to pay their workers nearly £16 million in a "clear breach" of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) law, leaving over 172,000 workers out of pocket.

The businesses named have since paid back what they owe to their staff and have also faced financial penalties of up to 200 per cent of their underpayment.

The investigations by His Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) concluded between 2015 and 2023.

Also on the list was Warwick-based A.B.M.Catering Limited, which failed to pay £17,195.83 to 270 workers.

The low payments were made between 2017 and 2019.

In December ABM reached an out of court settlement after admitting to four different food hygiene offences.

The Saltisford firm settled with West Northamptonshire Council following reported mouse sightings in a school kitchen run by the firm.

Meanwhile, Logic 360 Ltd, Warwick, CV34, failed to pay £4,222.05 to 98 workers.