You can be sent to jail for 5 years and pay an unlimited fine if you’re found guilty of employing someone who you knew or had ‘reasonable cause to believe’ did not have the right to work in the UK.

This includes, for example, if you had any reason to believe that:

• They did not have leave (permission) to enter or remain in the UK
• Their leave had expired
• They were not allowed to do certain types of work
• Their papers were incorrect or false

How to check your employees properly 

You can also be penalised if you employ someone who does not have the right to work and you did not do the correct checks, or you did not do them properly.
If this happens, you might get a ‘referral notice’ to let you know your case is being considered and that you might have to pay a civil penalty (fine) of up to £20,000 for each illegal worker.
You’ll be sent a ‘civil penalty notice’ if you’re found liable and you’ll have 28 days to respond.
The notice will tell you how to pay, what to do next, and how to object to the decision.

Contact us consultations 

Initial consultations are charged at a fixed fee of £50.00. Should you decide to instruct us to assist with your Immigration matter, following an initial consultation, then this fee will be deducted from our overall costs.