Entrepreneurs should think twice before employing an illegal migrant because it could mean the ruin of their business.
Exploitation in the High Street.
Across the towns and cities of the United Kingdom, unscrupulous employers exploit illegal migrants with poor wages because they know they have no one to turn to.
It is happening in car washes, nail bars and construction sites across the land. The smuggling gangs who operate on the channel often entice migrants to put their money down by telling them it will be easy to find work with under-the-table pay in the UK.
The big stick is out.
Now the government is wielding the big stick over employers to crackdown on the employment and exploitation of these illegal migrants.
The government has announced that it is tripling fines up to £60,000 per employee for bosses who employ illegal migrants, the Daily Telegraph reported.
The idea is to make the fines heavy enough to put entrepreneurs out of business should they transgress the law.
Be careful who rents your room.
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick announced the move at the weekend. It is part of a move by the government to end the perception of the UK as a soft touch for Channel migrants. On the same day, government officials ushered asylum seekers to their new home – a barge off Dorset – that will save the taxpayer millions in hotel bills.
We hit them where it hurts – in the pocket.
Landlords also face higher fines for putting up illegal migrants. From £1,000 per tenant for a first breach up to £10,000 for further breaches.
“Illegal working and renting isn’t just linked to the small boats crisis. Illegal working undercuts honest employers , cheats legitimate job seekers out of employment and defrauds the public purse as illegal migrants don’t pay tax,” says Jenrick.
Companies paid £74 million in fines.
“We make no apologies for hitting these immigration offenders where it hurts, in their pockets.”
Entrepreneurs should take heed. Enforcement raids on companies have increased by 50% since last year.
The authorities have fined 4,000 companies to the tune of £74 million since 2018.
