Don't get fined £60,000 per illegal worker!

As a business retainer client you will benefit from our exclusive discounts on all our immigration services, including specialist immigration advice. Over time our discounted services can really add up but they can also be a real benefit when you or a member of staff needs legal assistance.  If you need to see an immigration adviser urgently because you have something important to discuss, then you can use your membership benefits to gain exclusive access to one of experienced immigration advisers at short notice.  You can even book an urgent one to one appointment or if you wish a telephone appointment can also be arranged.

Employing and retaining foreign workers can make all the difference to the success of your business. If you lose your sponsorship licence or have to pay a large civil penalty then your business and business reputation could really suffer.  Mistakenly employing someone without permission to work in the UK is not a statutory excuse.  Why take the risk?  Get to grips with your legal responsibilities by having exclusive access to our dedicated business immigration team. Our team of experts are available to help you manage and keep on top of your UK immigration compliance responsibilities.

We can help you achieve your business strategic goals in a safe environment free from risk associated with non-compliance of regulatory restrictions imposed by sections 15 to 25 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (the 2006 Act). You could be sent to jail for 5 years and might have to pay a civil penalty (fine) of up to £20,000 (increased to £60,000 starting in 2024) for each illegal worker found working illegally within your business. Employers now have a duty to prevent illegal working in the UK by carrying out prescribed document checks on people before employing them to ensure they are lawfully allowed to work. An employers obligations under the Act continue even after the employee has left their employment. We can help you carry out the correct checks.

Understanding the threats and risks relevant to your business or organisation is crucial. Our bespoke services are designed to help you or your HR department(s) understand what the threat to your business is and how to overcome that threat. We can help you discover what the most critical areas are within your business environment and then provide effective methodology to determine the level of exposure. Regardless of what is identified our compliance account managers and our BACMS software are designed to help quantify any problems so we can work together to solve them. Our overall goals are to ensure you have in place software, practices and policies that meet your legislative responsibilities regardless of the number of migrants you employ.

Our BACMS software enables us to closely monitor your current and future non-compliance risk. With the help of our software we can provide an effective monitoring system that has been designed to protect your business.  We can deploy various safeguards to ensure that you don’t get caught out. Most organisations aren’t aware of a breach until it’s too late, but our BACMS bespoke software enables us to quickly identify whether a breach has occurred or if it is about to occur. Our bespoke software uses cron date and time scheduled events to collect and analyse compliance data from your migrant workers so we can monitor the level of risk your business or organisation is exposed to. Contact us to discuss how we can help you avoid a £60,000 penalty per illegal worker or help with your immigration compliance practices.

Your business will be allocated a dedicated account manager who will provide professional support as and when you need it most. Our account managers are experienced immigration solicitors and caseworkers that can provide independent advice on any business immigration matter.  As your dedicated account manager he or she will make every effort to understand your business immigration needs. They will work with you to achieve both your short and long term business goals. Building a good business relationship with your account manager will inevitably help you to set up compliant systems and practices that suit your business needs.

If you have genuine concerns about your compliance practices then we would recommend a unannounced independent on-site audit. Our audits are comprehensive, in fact we will assess your business the same way a UK Border Force Immigration Compliance Offer would. We will interview managers, supervisors and employees to determine whether a breach has occurred or is likely to occur in the new future. We will formulate our findings and prepare an independent report on how your business has performed. Where required we will provide advice on how practices can be improved to ensure compliance.

We will prepare a detailed onsite risk report when completing an independent audit on your behalf.  We can also prepare an off-site risk analysis report. Both report types will contain data relating to the overall compliance risk associated with your business practices. Your report will include information highlighting potential threats, vulnerabilities and or risky HR practices that could expose your business to bad press or large civil penalties. Your report will also contain a compliance risk score of anything between 1 – 10. Ten being very high risk.  Where necessary your report will contain practical advice on what should be done to improve your score to meet your legal responsibilities as an employer of foreign nationals.