Regulators have identified more than 600 employers across the United Kingdom who must pay affected staff their outstanding minimum wage arrears, with a total of £4m now returned to workers.

Among the organisations named in the list are Peninsula Care Services (NI) Ltd based in Newtownards, which failed to pay £42,013.29 to 125 employees.

Patterson & Rocks Solicitors Limited, located in Newry, was required to pay £16,622.92 to three individuals.

Interiors Ltd, operating under the name CFC Interiors in Cookstown, failed to settle a debt of £9,157.36 owed to 23 workers.

Ms Rosemary Gawn, trading as Rosemary Gawn Solicitors in Ballymena, was ordered to pay £8,944.60 to one worker.

Bushmills Hotels Limited, trading as The Bushmills Inn Hotel in Bushmills, failed to pay £6,914.54 to 100 staff members.

William Moutray & Sons Ltd, operating as Costcutter Moutray's in Craigavon, was found to owe £1,821.93 to 22 workers.

JJB Hotels Limited, trading as the Balmoral Hotel in Belfast, failed to pay £2,356.42 to 66 employees.

Mr Gurmet Singh, trading as TLC in Belfast, was required to pay £2,150.92 to 31 workers.

Mr Francis Mulligan, trading as GM Kitchens & Shop Fitting in Enniskillen, failed to settle a debt of £2,058.50 owed to six people.

Davison Canners Limited in Craigavon was ordered to pay £1,821.93 to 22 workers.