Maximum penalties for employers will triple from £15,000 to £45,000 on their first breach and from £20,000 to £60,000 for subsequent breaches.
Maximum penalties for landlords will increase from £80 per lodger to £5,000 per lodger on their first breach, and from £500 per lodger to £10,000 per lodger for subsequent breaches.
For other occupiers, maximum penalties for landlords will increase from £1,000 per occupier to £10,000 per occupier for a first breach and from £3,000 to £20,000 per occupier for subsequent breaches.
Operative date
- Now
Recommendation
- Employers and landlords should ensure they properly check the right to work or right to reside of workers or lodgers/tenants respectively, or risk having to pay substantially increased penalties.
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