Immigration Penalties for Employing Illegal Workers Rise

The maximum  penalty which may be payable for illegally employing adults who are subject to immigration control, but do not have the right to work in the UK, rises from £10,000 to £20,000 on 16 May 2014 (contraventions that happened solely before that date are not affected).  At the same time statutory codes of practice for employers on preventing illegal working and also avoiding unlawful discrimination while preventing illegal working take effect.