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Huge rise in raids on salons and takeaways revealed in illegal working crackdown
Employers face up to five years imprisonment and £60,000 fines per illegal worker as raids on takeaways, salons, and car washes increase by 51%, government says.
- Interior ministry plans would criminalise bosses who hire illegal workers, exposing firms to up to five years in prison and expanding right-to-work checks to gig economy firms, launching a six-week consultation.
- Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says illegal working creates an incentive for people attempting to arrive in this country illegally, while Operation Sterling directed £5 million to enforcement amid over 11,000 raids last year.
- Industry agreements show Deliveroo, Just Eat and Uber Eats have tightened controls since 2023, while a July Home Office deal shares asylum hotel locations to spot illegal delivery riders.
- Civil penalty referral notices have been served on premises in Northern Ireland, meaning businesses could face closure and civil penalties amid 168 raids and 214 arrests last year.
- Political pressure comes as Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans compulsory digital ID cards, Labour’s popularity slides amid Reform UK’s tough immigration push, and rights advocates warn of rising hostility toward migrants.
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