It will empower companies to identify patterns of misuse and more quickly suspend accounts, while the Home Office will share info like the location of asylum hotels with the companies to identify potential hotspots. It's all part of the plans to tackle irregular migration from every angle. 2/2
That sounds a bit sinister tbh. And it also sounds like a rather cosy arrangement whereby the culprits (Deliveroo etc) continue to get away with illegal practices as long as they offer up a few workers as sacrifice. In fact, it stinks.
Agreed. There’s an existing system where companies face significant penalties when employing illegally. Deliveroo et al would soon sort their systems out if getting hit with multiple £60k fines. But it’s always the same. Existing powers are rarely used (unless against us little people).
I heard about a Home Office raid on Byron Burger, who were reputed to be employing illegal immigrants…. before the raid took place. It seems the HO had advised in advance of the raid :-)
I've seen reports of hand car washes being targeted by police & immigration in Oxfordshire in recent days.
Good. I don’t wish to demonise asylum seekers - far from it. But nail bars, barbers, delivery bikes and anywhere else where the govt isn’t receiving tax for employment should be addressed. And I’d reduce the VAT threshold to £10k to catch the scam of multiple identical companies to avoid VAT
So… that only applies to employees, not self-employed gig workers. So the obvious answer would be to make Deliveroo responsible in the same was as if they were employers (which they are, in all but name). Instead they are being asked to help.
Also, why not let asylum seekers work? It's performative cruelty
Not saying I agree but the argument is, if they were allowed to work, then it would increase the pull. The UK’s pavements would indeed be paved with gold (relatively speaking). When the partners we need to work with, eg Macron/France, say we have to reduce those pull-factors.
So, that's supposed to be more important than - the mental health of legitimate asylum seekers - integration - cut down the cost for the taxpayer - the positive impact on the economy There could be a process to only allow asylum seekers who have a fair chance of getting an application 1/2
accepted to work. Why let them rot when they're likely to be accepted? Let them contribute.
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If they allowed asylum seekers to work this problem wouldn’t exist.