Two Glasgow employers have been fined for having illegal workers.
The Home Office has released a list of those who were penalised for employing people with no right to work in the UK from April 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025.
Trim Barbers Limited, who run Trim Barber Shop on Argyle Street in Finnieston, received a fine of £40,000.
T G Chen Limited, which is registered to an address in Royal Crescent in Finnieston and is behind Taste Good Chinese Takeaway, have been hit with the same penalty.
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Several employers near Glasgow also made the list including Dhillon Glasgow Limited, which operates The Village Takeaway on Main Street in Glenboig in North Lanarkshire
They have been handed a £90,000 fine.
New Darum Ltd, who run Daruma’s on Dumbarton Road in Old Kilpatrick, and ESI&BIN LTD, behind Stylish Barbers on Main Street in Cambuslang, were both fined £40,000.
Bellshill Trading (Scotland) Limited which operates the Premier Store on Hamilton Road in Bellshill and Agrin Larkhall Ltd, who are behind Larkhall Store on Union Street in Larkhall, were also fined this amount.
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A report listing the fines for illegal working given to employers in the UK is published on a quarterly basis.
The Home Office states that offenders can be sent to prison for five years or handed an unlimited fine if they are found guilty of employing someone who they knew or had ‘reasonable cause to believe’ did not have the right to work in the UK.
This includes having reason to believe that a person did not have permission to enter or stay in the UK, their permission had expired, they were not allowed to do certain types of work, and their papers were incorrect or false.
Employers can also be penalised if they employ someone who does not have the right to work in the UK and they did not do the correct checks, or they did not do them properly.
If this happens, civil penalties, of up to £60,000 per illegal worker, can also be handed out.
