National Minimum Wage: Electronic Enquiries

HM Revenue & Customs and the Department of Trade and Industry are Data Controllers under the Data Protection Act. HM Revenue & Customs holds information for the purposes of taxes, social security contributions, tax credits, National Minimum Wage and certain other statutory functions as assigned by Parliament. The information we hold may be used for any of HM Revenue & Customs' functions.

We may get information about you from others or we may give information to them. If we do, it will only be as the law permits, to:

  • enforce the National Minimum Wage
  • check accuracy of information
  • prevent or detect crime
  • protect public funds

We may check information we receive about you with what is already in our records. This can include information provided by you as well as by others such as other government departments and agencies and overseas tax authorities. We will not give information about you to anyone outside HM Revenue & Customs unless the law permits us to do so.

For further information, see the complete Privacy Statement.

Internet E-Mail

Thank you for choosing to contact the National Minimum Wage Helpline by e-mail.

Internet e-mail is not secure. This means we will reply by e-mail only where we feel your confidentiality will not be breached. Otherwise, we will e-mail you an acknowledgement and reply by letter or by telephone.

To help us deal with your e-mail quickly, please would you

  • Give your name, address and telephone number (in case we need to reply by post or by telephone).

We will normally reply within 5 working days.

Contact us by email

If you think you are getting less than the National Minimum Wage and wish to make a complaint, please download and complete a copy of the complaint form and send the completed form to:

National Minimum Wage Enquiries
Freepost PHQ1
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE98 1ZH