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Staff at a Bromborough private ambulance company were reportedly left in tears after their wages failed to arrive on time again, according to the Liverpool Echo.
Workers at Spark UK Medical, formerly named Spark Medical, refused to work on 7 September after they had allegedly not received their expected pay on 4 September, as they were supposed to.
The company, on Thursby Road, Bromborough, supports the transport of patients to emergency services like NHS ambulance services and hospital trusts across Merseyside and the North West. They also cover private events.
Reportedly, around 20 to 30 crew members were outside their workplace on Monday morning, with reports saying workers were waiting for a GMB union representative.
A woman who alleged she was close to several members told the Echo some of the staff hadn't been paid on Friday again as they were supposed to.
She said to the Echo: "I know first-hand some of the staff haven't been paid again. They were promised to be paid as normal on Friday, but it didn't come in."
The woman claimed some staff members "went to the toilets crying" after discovering they had not been paid.
The woman added that one employee was owed around £2,500 in wages, with another allegedly owed just under £3,000.
She also said one employee was owed around £2,500, while another was owed just under £3,000.
A message sent by Spark's group managing director Brian Wren to staff on Saturday, September 5, confirmed that wages had been delayed. The company also offered staff a £100 compensation payment.
Some NWAS staff who spoke to the ECHO on Monday also claimed they had each paid £608 for a training course scheduled that morning, but said the person due to run the course was not working.
The ECHO contacted Spark UK Medical for comment.
Staff received their wages on Monday evening and have since returned to work.
The exposure of alleged payment difficulties comes soon after the government named over 80 employers in the North West who owed money to employees and failed to pay them minimum wage, with over 20 in Merseyside and four across the Wirral.
"Minister for the Future of Work Kate Dearden said in a statement when the figures were released: "Underpaying your staff is illegal, and we will not let workers foot the bill for their boss failing to follow the rules. We're making sure workers get the hard-earned pay they deserve, and where employers fall short, they will be held to account."
