Illegal immigrants found working in Northampton restaurants during raids
Two Northampton businesses face huge fines having been caught employing illegal workers after UK Border Agency raids.
Officers visited Gianbiaz in Wellingborough Road and Up All Night in Regent Square on Monday, March 8 and encountered four illegal immigrants.
A 30-year-old Albanian woman was found at the first premises. The illegal entrant was taken into UK Border Agency detention while arrangements are made for her removal from the United Kingdom.
The business now faces a potential fine of up to 10,000 unless it can prove the correct pre-employment checks were carried out.
Officers also encountered two Romanian women, both 20-years-old, who although in the UK legitimately had not secured the necessary UK Border Agency permission to work. They were both served with 1,000 fixed penalty notices.
Three illegal immigrants – a 26-year-old, a 35-year-old and a 41-year-old - were encountered at Up All Night, all Afghan men and all illegal entrants.
The business now faces a potential fine of up to 30,000 unless it can prove the correct pre-employment checks were carried out.
The UK Border Agency will now work to remove the illegal immigrants from the country as soon as possible.
Insp Robert Tompkins said: "We will not tolerate illegal working, in Northampton or anywhere else – it undercuts British wages and exploits vulnerable workers.
"As long as there are illegal jobs, the UK will be an attractive place for illegal immigrants. That's why we have to put a stop to employers who don't play by the rules.
"There are strict rules about which foreign nationals can get a job in the UK and businesses have a clear responsibility to carry out the right checks.
"We are an intelligence-led team and would urge anyone who knows of businesses breaking the UK's immigration laws to get in touch. Rest assured, we will act on information received."
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