Ramsbottom business fined for employing illegal worker

Class Cuts Barbers, on Bolton Road West, was handed a £40,000 fine between April and June last year.

It was named on the Home Office’s quarterly list of businesses that have been penalised for the offence, with others in nearby Bolton, Manchester and Swinton.

A Companies House listing for the Ramsbottom business shows that the company was established in September 2021 and dissolved in July last year.

However, according to its Google listing, it is still operational.

The Bury Times has approached Class Cuts Barbers for comment but did not receive a reply by the time of publication.

The Government website states: “You can be sent to jail for five years and have to pay an unlimited fine if you’re found guilty of employing someone who you knew or had ‘reasonable cause to believe’ did not have the right to work in the UK.” 

This includes, for example, if the owner had any reason to believe that:

They did not have leave (permission) to enter or remain in the UK; their leave had expired; they were not allowed to do certain types of work, or their papers were incorrect or false. 

You can also be penalised for “not doing the correct checks or letting the employee do them properly”, which resulted in employing someone illegally. 

To report a crime anonymously, call the Immigration Enforcement hotline on 0300 123 7000.