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Pudsey Restaurant Faces Potential Fine After Illegal Workers Found

Tuesday, 24 May 2016 at 13:29

Five illegal workers have been caught during an Immigration Enforcement operation in Pudsey, West Yorkshire.

Acting on intelligence, officers visited Lahori Karahi and Charga restaurant, Bradford Road, on Friday evening (20th May). Four of those caught were discovered during a search by officers which revealed a concealed corridor behind the cellar where the group were hiding. They were:

 

  •          A 28-year-old Pakistani man found to have overstayed his visa. He was arrested and is now detained pending his removal from the UK.
  •          A 23-year-old Pakistani man found to have overstayed his visa. He was arrested and is now detained while his case is progressed.
  •          A 30-year-old Pakistani man found to have overstayed his visa. He was arrested and has since been granted temporary release while his case is progressed. He will have to report regularly to the Home Office during this time.
  •          A 50-year-old Pakistani man found to have entered the UK illegally. He was arrested but has since been granted temporary release while his case is progressed. He will have to report regularly to the Home Office during this time.

 

A fifth man, aged 24 and also from Pakistan, was found to have no permission to work in the UK. He was not arrested due to an outstanding application under consideration by the Home Office but was escorted from the premises. He will have to report regularly to the Home Office while his case is progressed.

 

Lahori Karahi and Charga was served a notice warning they are liable for a financial penalty of up to £20,000 per illegal worker found unless evidence is provided that they carried out legally required right to work checks, such as seeing a passport or a Home Office document confirming permission to work. This is a potential total penalty of £100,000.

 

Deputy Director Anita Bailey, from Immigration Enforcement, said:

 

“We are working hard to identify people abusing the UK’s immigration system. All of our operations are intelligence led and I would encourage people with detailed and specific information about illegal immigration to contact us.

 

“Using illegal labour is not victimless. It defrauds the Treasury, undercuts honest businesses and cheats legitimate job seekers of employment opportunities. It also exploits some of society’s most vulnerable people.

 

“Employers who do not carry out the simple checks to ensure their staff have the right to work in the UK will face the consequences.”

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