Fines for employers of illegal workers increased by a quarter on last year – www.recruiter.co.uk reports

  “The number of fines meted out by government to companies found to be employing illegal workers has increased 24% year-on-year. Recruiter can reveal a Freedom of Information Act request from umbrella company Parasol found 2,262 civil penalties were issued by the Home Office to employers of illegal workers in the UK last year, up from 1,822 in 2013. Meanwhile, the request also found the gross value of civil penalties increased by 75% in the past year to £24.65m between January and December 2014. The Home Office recouped £14.1m in 2013. The increase follows a doubling of the maximum civil penalty from £10k to £20k per illegal worker in May 2014.” CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE www.recruiter.co.uk