00:01Between January and March last year, Home Office officials issued fines to businesses across the
00:06Liverpool city region for employing people who did not have the right to work in the UK.
00:11Among those sanctioned were five hand car washes in Liverpool and Bootle,
00:15one takeaway in Toxteth as well. The penalties ranged from £40,000 to £90,000,
00:22with total fines exceeding £300,000 in just three months.
00:25At Green Lane Hand Car Wash in Tewbrook and Euro Hand Car Wash and Vallottings Service Centre in Broad Green,
00:33the companies responsible were each fined £40,000. Further visits to Capital Order Wash and Lodge Lane
00:40Hand Car Wash resulted in fines of £55,000. Super Shine Hand Car Wash in Bootle received a £90,000
00:47civil penalty after employing two individuals without permission to work in the UK.
00:53A Home Office spokesperson said illegal working undermines honest employers,
00:59undercuts local wages and fuels organised immigration crime.
01:04They noted that enforcement nationwide has increased,
01:08with a 63% rise in illegal working arrests since the current government took office.
01:14Officials added that enforcement action would continue in the year ahead to ensure compliance.
01:20These penalties demonstrate the Home Office's focus on both protecting workers and upholding immigration law
01:27and the region.
01:28You
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