KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 28 — Two Malaysians were deported from Britain after they were caught working illegally at a restaurant in St Ives, the British High Commission here said today.
The men, aged 22 and 45, were deported last Saturday. The duo, together with an 18-year-old Chinese woman, had overstayed their visas when UK Border Agency officers carried out checks at a Chinese restaurant last Thursday.
The woman remained in detention as arrangements were made to deport her, the high commission said in a statement.
The restaurant faced the prospect of a substantial fine for employing illegal workers, it added. The statement quoted Chief Immigration Officer Chris Evans, from the Local Immigration Team for Cambridgeshire and Northants (East) as saying: “We won’t tolerate illegals working in our communities, and we’re working hard to clamp down on this issue to reduce the attractiveness of the UK to illegal immigrants.
“Anyone who takes on a foreign national without permission to work in the UK is breaking the law, undermining law-abiding businesses and faces a big fine,” he said.
Last year, the UK Border Agency issued fines worth approximately £380,000 (RM2 million) to more than 30 businesses in the county.
A tough civil penalty system was introduced in 2008 in which a fine of up to £10,000 per worker could be imposed for every illegal worker found at a business. — Bernama
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