Business bosses face 60k fines and prison for employing illegal workers in new migration crackdown

Labour is implementing new measures to crack down on illegal working in beauty salons, car washes, building sites, and restaurants, with fines of up to £60,000 per illegal worker, potential prison sentences of up to five years, and company directors facing disqualification. Home secretary Yvette Cooper aims to prevent undocumented workers from doing cash in hand jobs in the ‘gig economy’ to combat exploitation and undercutting of competitors. These efforts build on previous actions to stop organised immigration crime and increase returns of those with no right to be in the UK.

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