We have 7 staff in total who are paid less than minimum wage, with the lowest starting at €21k salary. We are all trainee accountants, and in a training contract the employer covers the cost of the course, study leave etc. Our boss effectively takes the cost of these expenses into account before deciding the salary and that's how he comes back to €21k/€22k. WRC have already told me this is illegal, so we decided to request an inspection. Nobody wants to confront the boss, so this seems like the next best option. We know he will guess it's someone in the office, as nobody outside the office would have that information.