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Lewisham Indian restaurant hit with £15,000 fine
1:46pm Wednesday 19th September 2012 in News By Mark Chandler
OWNERS of an Indian restaurant in Lewisham have been hit with a dosa justice after three illegal workers were found working there.
UK Border Agency officers raided Everest King Curry, Loampit Hill, on November 25 and arrested three Sri Lankan members of staff.
Immigration checks revealed that the men, aged 33, 43 and 52, had stayed in the UK illegally after their asylum claims were rejected.
An agency spokesman said Everest King Curry was issued with a potential fine notice for employing illegal workers and given an opportunity to prove that the correct right-to-work checks were made
before the men were taken on.
The owners failed to do so and have been handed a fine of £15,000.
Two of the men have now been removed from the country while another has permission to reside temporarily in the UK.
Jill Smith, from the south London enforcement team, said: "The message is clear for employers — we will not tolerate illegal working and we will take firm action against those who ignore the
rules."
Comments(9)
Slonik
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8:45am Thu 20 Sep 12
TIGGY-LEWISHAM
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9:02am Thu 20 Sep 12
the wall
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9:39am Thu 20 Sep 12
TIGGY-LEWISHAM wrote:Going by your use of English and grammer, I would say that you're an illegal and should be shipped out.
illegal workers, bet they also hid their passports too, i knew this woman, she was from macedonia, him and her arrived in uk, on his visa, she run away to woman's refuge, so now she is an illegal, as she run away from husband! then the woman's refuge applied to home office for her own visa, to make her british, and yes she got the visa!!! disgusting or what... see how easy it is to turn british!
dowhat?
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9:39am Thu 20 Sep 12
Lets agree to agree
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9:51am Thu 20 Sep 12
For chris sake we an "Island" how do these people get getting here?
No British people looking for work are any better off with illegal immigrants smuggled here to do work on the black market.
Maybe a massive increase in the fines for the culprits is needed,, or we all start turning to other political partys is the answer!
commenting scoffer
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10:11am Thu 20 Sep 12
rs e.t.c. blairh, blairh, blairh, ...yawn - according to the mail - one hundred people a day are being added to the list of people who should be removed from the u.k. ...not sure of the figures piling-up ...but it's a total mess now - still, christmas is coming - no one cares about this situation - and eastenders is on da box!! 'appy days eh ? rofl!!
Guess who ;) AGAIN !
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10:48am Thu 20 Sep 12
MsChevious
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10:23am Fri 21 Sep 12
TIGGY-LEWISHAM wrote:Being someone who works in the domestic abuse sector I know actually how difficult it is to apply for indefinate leave to remain under the domestic violence rules. You have to prove to the Home Office that not only have you suffered serious abuse from your partner, but also that it would be dangerous for you to return home.
illegal workers, bet they also hid their passports too, i knew this woman, she was from macedonia, him and her arrived in uk, on his visa, she run away to woman's refuge, so now she is an illegal, as she run away from husband! then the woman's refuge applied to home office for her own visa, to make her british, and yes she got the visa!!! disgusting or what... see how easy it is to turn british!
Additionally as Macadonia is a candidate country for EU membership you do not need a visa to travel from it to other EU countries. Thus I suggest you are talking utter rubbish, now go back to reading the Daily Mail.
TIGGY-LEWISHAM says...
6:19pm Wed 19 Sep 12