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National two-minute silence will be held at 12 noon on 15th August 2025 to honour the 80th anniversary of VJ Day Event at National Memorial Arboretum to honour VJ veterans will be broadcast live Red Arrows will join historic Spitfire and Hurricane aircraft for flypast over national VJ Day 80 commemorations Members of the public … Continue reading VJ Day two-minute silence – 15th August 2025 @12 noon
Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat commit to further strengthening security checks on delivery riders to prevent illegal working in the gig economy. Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat are to strengthen verification checks on delivery riders to clamp down on illegal working, following talks with the government. The commitment comes after ministers convened the … Continue reading Delivery firms to bolster efforts to stop illegal working
Nationwide clampdown on delivery riders working illegally Ramp-up of arrests and visits set to take place across the UK targeting migrants working illegally in the gig economy The U.K. government Home Office Enforcement teams are gearing up to launch a nationwide blitz targeting illegal working hotspots, with a focus on the gig economy and migrants … Continue reading Delivery riders working illegally!
Over 6,000 arrests and 9,000 visits carried out in crackdown on illegal working. A major surge in immigration enforcement activity across the UK has led to a 51% rise in the number of arrests as part of a Home Office drive to disable the illegal working trade in the UK. Immigration Enforcement teams have … Continue reading Illegal working enforcement
Most successful January in over half a decade for Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams tackling illegal working. Illegal working A record-breaking January for illegal working enforcement activity has been revealed by Home Secretary Yvette Cooper as the government’s landmark Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill returns to Parliament for its second reading Monday 10th February 2025. Tackling … Continue reading Blitz on illegal working
The government has been intensifying raids to tackle illegal working across England since the summer. Officers have been out in force across the UK to disrupt rogue employers who hire migrants illegally and exploit vulnerable people, and to address the promise of illegal jobs that are used by criminal smuggling gangs to sell spaces in … Continue reading Crack down on illegal working
New data shows illegal working arrests have increased by 25% A crackdown on rogue businesses hiring people to work illegally has led to a significant rise in arrests, new figures published by the Home Office show. Home Office Immigration Enforcement teams have been intensifying operational activity across the UK to stop businesses hiring people to … Continue reading Arrests for illegal working rises
The Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced last month that the government would crack down on unscrupulous employers who are hiring migrants illegally and exploiting vulnerable people, alongside extensive work to disrupt the criminal networks who bring the workers to the UK. During an intensive week of action from Sunday 18th to Saturday 24th August 2024, … Continue reading Rogue employers targeted in illegal working crackdown
Young people travelling to popular holiday destinations to work in bars and clubs have been given advice on the dangers of labour exploitation. Thousands of young people travelling to popular holiday destinations including Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca to work in bars and clubs have been given advice on the dangers of labour exploitation. Border Force … Continue reading Young Brits warned of dangers of modern slavery abroad
The modern slavery statement registry has been updated to encourage businesses to upload their annual modern slavery statements. The changes are to encourage businesses to upload their annual statements in a timely way and support them to publish robust statements. Modern slavery statements help reduce the risk of forced labour being used in UK supply … Continue reading Modern slavery registry