Illegal workers found at award winning curry restaraunt (From Bucks Free Press)
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Illegal workers found at award winning curry restaraunt
2:25pm Sunday 29th August 2010 in Marlow By James Nadal
Illegal workers found at award winning curry restaraunt
AN award winning curry house in Cookham faces a £20,000 fine after two illegal workers were found.
The UK Border Agency discovered two Bangladeshis aged 20 and 36 who had overstayed their visas at Maliks Tandoori on High Street, Cookham.
Checks were carried out on Monday following intelligence, the agency said.
Both men were served with immigration papers and granted bail while the agency gets travel documents so they can be deported.
Unless the company, which has restaurants in Marlow and Gerrards Cross, can prove it carried out the correct right to work checks on their staff, it faces a penalty of up to £20,000.
There is no suggestion Malik's was aware the pair had overstayed.
The enforcement operation was part of the agency’s planned nationwide action to tackle illegal working, sham marriages, bogus colleges and organised immigration crime.
Maria Leon, in charge of operations for the UK Border Agency in Berkshire, said: “It is the legal responsibility of all businesses to check that their employees have the right to work in the UK.
“If employers have concerns about whether staff - or their documents - are genuine they can contact the UK Border Agency for advice.
“We are happy to work with businesses to ensure the right pre-employment checks are carried out, but those intent on operating outside the law should be warned that they will be found and they will be punished.”
In 2008 Maliks won the Best Restaurant in the South East at the British Curry Awards - for the third time.
Maliks was not available for comment when contacted by the Free Press this week.
Employers unsure of the steps they need to take to avoid employing illegal workers can visit the website link below or call the UK Border Agency’s Employers Helpline on 0300 123 4699.
Anyone who suspects that illegal workers are being employed at a business can contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 anonymously or visit the Home Office website below.
Comments(22)
DocD
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3:35pm Sun 29 Aug 10
http://www.noii.org.
uk/
678
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3:58pm Sun 29 Aug 10
DocD wrote:er...yes they are
No one is illegal... http://www.noii.org. uk/
http://www.ukba.home
office.gov.uk/
sidthesexist
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6:05pm Sun 29 Aug 10
SxSn
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7:49pm Sun 29 Aug 10
Milford12
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8:35pm Sun 29 Aug 10
only 1,999,998 to go....BRITAIN IS HOME TO 1 MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.....and your taxes supprt them
http://www.timesonli
ne.co.uk/tol/news/uk
/article7107598.ece
sidthesexist
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10:09pm Sun 29 Aug 10
Milford12 wrote:actually they are unlikely to be on the way home due to the immigration people letting them go on bail. now they will just disapeer never to be seen again.
BUON VOYAGE ALL THE WAY HOME!!!
only 1,999,998 to go....BRITAIN IS HOME TO 1 MILLION ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.....and your taxes supprt them
http://www.timesonli
ne.co.uk/tol/news/uk
/article7107598.ece
jan93
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10:16pm Sun 29 Aug 10
jan93
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10:16pm Sun 29 Aug 10
jan93
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10:23pm Sun 29 Aug 10
DocD
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1:08am Mon 30 Aug 10
http://www.noii.org.
uk/no-one-is-illegal
-manifesto/
Milford12
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7:20am Mon 30 Aug 10
guesswork
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9:10am Mon 30 Aug 10
As far as I understand it is normally workers human rights that are at risk in the above detailed situations. English or foreign. I guess that's just the start.
Agniesca
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9:59am Mon 30 Aug 10
Agniesca
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9:59am Mon 30 Aug 10
The Judge
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10:13am Mon 30 Aug 10
I AM CONCERNED THAT PRIMA-FACIE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THAT MR MALIK HAS BEEN USING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION TO WORK IN HIS CURRY HOUSES. THIS WILL BE A BLOW TO MR MALIK WHO IS EXTREMELY HARD-WORKING AND HAS CREATED A FANTASTIC BUSINESS PROVIDING A WONDERFUL SERVICE.
IF I WAS ADVISING MR MALIK I WOULD SUGGEST HE GIVES AN IMMEDIATE INTERVIEW WITH THE BFP.
EXPLAINS THE POSITION AND FURTHER OFFERS TO EMPLOY LOCAL WORKERS WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED AND TRAIN THEM IN HIS RESTAURANT. IN FACT I WOULD SUGGEST MR MALIK USED THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY.
HE COULD GET A TELEVISION COMPANT INVOLVED TO CREATE AND FILM POSSIBLE ENGLISH STAFF IN AN ATTEMPT TO RE-CREATE TYPICAL INDIAN CUISINE AND TO BE JUDGED. MAYBE MASTERCHEF?
INDIAN FOOD IS EXTREMELY POPULAR IN SOCIETY.
SUCH A T.V. SHOW WOULD INVOKE IMMENSE INTEREST.
AFTER ALL DIDNT THE ENGLISH INVENT SOME CURRY DISH.....?
NO DOUBT SOMEONE WILL TELL US....
JUDGE
Malc London
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11:00am Mon 30 Aug 10
However, we need to stamp out illegal workers who quite often work long hours for less than the minimum wage and often paid in cash. This practise will only end by severe punishments for those who employ such workers.
Who cares if they flee bail conditions, if every business employing illegals gets fined £10,000 per person employed, then it will soon end.
stubbs7
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11:36am Mon 30 Aug 10
change the fine from £10,000 to £100,000 then see how many illegals are employed
J B Blackett
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10:58pm Mon 30 Aug 10
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What a pity ; even the abuse is of a very low quality , it seems.
tigeran
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11:22pm Mon 30 Aug 10
jan93 wrote:Oh dear, we appear to have another c*ck who loves to accuse people of being 'racist' because their intelect does not allow for other peoples point of view ina so called free speech society.........
ur not sidthesexist ur sidtheRACIST...!
demoness
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11:52pm Mon 30 Aug 10
And i am in rare agreement with Tigeran - I can see no racist remarks on this page at all.
Lillymoe
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12:32pm Tue 31 Aug 10
tigeran wrote:Tigeran, agreed. I see nothing rasist about any of the comments, just truth, think many British, regardless of race are getting fed up with people being here that should not be. BUT the employer should have checked the papers of his workers, everyone knows the law !
jan93 wrote: ur not sidthesexist ur sidtheRACIST...!Oh dear, we appear to have another c*ck who loves to accuse people of being 'racist' because their intelect does not allow for other peoples point of view ina so called free speech society.........
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