An Indian restaurant and a Kurdish barber shop in north Wales are among a number of UK businesses penalised for employing illegal workers. The Home Office has released its latest register of UK companies issued with illegal working civil penalties.
This covers the period from January 1 to March 31 this year. The register details both the business name and trading name, along with the final value of the civil penalty once all appeal rights have been exhausted.
Two businesses on Anglesey feature on the list, reports North Wales Live.
They are:
- Surma Beaumaris Limited – at the time trading as Sarisa Indian Kitchen at 17 Church Street, Beaumaris. The business was fined £40,000
- EVA Barbershop Ltd – trading as Kurdish Barber at 79a Market Street, Holyhead. It was fined £45,000.
North Wales Live approached Sarisa Indian Kitchen for a response to the publication of the list and the restaurant confirmed it is now under new ownership and has no connection to the previous proprietors.
It stated that it complies fully with all Home Office regulations regarding the employment of staff.
A spokesperson for Kurdish Barber in Holyhead disputed that the individual in question had been an illegal worker.
The spokesperson maintained that the man was a friend who had “popped in” to the barber shop and, while there, had cut another friend’s hair – at which point enforcement officers arrived.
They insisted the man was not employed by the business and that they had sought to legally challenge the fine with the Home Office but had been unsuccessful. The previous business has since shut down, they confirmed.
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