Employers in west London owe nearly half a million in fines to the Home Office for hiring illegal workers in a three-month period. Businesses listed include Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, "one of the largest NHS trusts in England" and several restaurants, all of whom were found to have hired illegal workers.
Twenty-one west London employers from Westminster to Southall currently have been fined £465,000 between July and September 2017, which have not been paid.
Businesses who hire employees who do not have the right to work in the UK can be fined up to £20,000 per employee by the Home Office's Immigration Enforcement Team. The list also contains companies which have been served with a second, or further penalty, regardless of whether payments have been made.
Of the 21 businesses on the list, 10 are restaurants, including Chasing Dragon in Acton , Beit El Zeytoun in Harlesden , Chilli Masala in Kingsbury , Al-Balad in Paddington , Eight Over Eight in Chelsea , Jaffa Bake House, Oriental Garden and Porcini Pizza in Fulham and Cafe Trinity in Turnham Green
The heaviest fine, of £100,000, was given to Mumbai Junction in Harrow.
Other employers include Harrow's CQC "good" rated home health care providers Elite Specialist Care Ltd and Hamza, a paan shop, internet cafe, bureau de change and money transfer service in Southall's Broadway.
