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| New penalties for employing illegal workers |
| Friday, 30 November 2007 | |
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Employers who take on illegal migrant workers are to face stiff new penalties, the government has announced. The measures form part of the government’s reform of the UK’s immigration controls and follow a consultation with British businesses. The new civil penalties will see employers who negligently hire illegal foreign staff paying fines of up to £10,000 for each illegal worker employed. Those that intentionally take on illegal workers could be hit with an unlimited fine or even a custodial sentence. Due to come into effect next February, the new measures will make it easier both for employers to check on the status of any staff they recruit and for the Border and Immigration Agency to deal with non-compliance. Other changes to be introduced under the reforms include an Australian-style points based system to make sure only workers with the skills to benefit the economy come to the UK and compulsory ID cards for foreign nationals. Jacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, said: “By stamping out illegal working we are making the UK a less attractive destination for illegal migration. “The new civil penalties are a more effective way of dealing with employers who use slipshod or exploitative recruitment methods. Together with the introduction of compulsory identity cards for foreign nationals next year, there can be no excuse for not checking the identity of those applying for jobs.” Ms Smith added: “By working together with employers and others we have developed a system that delivers the migrants the UK needs, but which also keeps out those that it does not.” |
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