Eight workers held after immigration chiefs raid Alperton scaffolding company

[john the manc]

John,mate,only a bit of a wind up.There's tons of slagging off scousers on this forum I've never responded.Maybe the post didn't come across as a wind up but honestly that's all it was.If you can't take a bit of slagging off in this game my advice is seek alternative employment!!By the way I've just finished a four month job in Manchester contract won by undercutting Connolly Scaffolding!Saying that the muppets I work for ended up loosing a fortune on the job,rough justice as they say.So shall we kiss and make up?

OK accepted. It didnt come across to me as a wind-up, and as an alternative employment after 33 years in the game, I doubt I would be taken on as a 50 year old apprentice.
Your firm under-cut Connolly's????
They must have BOUGHT the work.

As for you Frederik my old bean just two words.. and the second ones 'off' :laugh::laugh:
ps I make this vow; No more visits to the computer after whisky.......

 

[frederik]

Thanks for those kind words John,Was hats the first word.:amuseOld chap

 

[Mitchells Scaffolding]

Eight workers held after immigration chiefs raid Alperton scaffolding companyLorraine King, News Editor
Friday, February 3, 2012
11:24 AM



Firm could now face a fine of up to £80,000

An Alperton scaffolding firm could be fined up to £80,000 after eight of its workers were arrested during a raid by immigration chiefs.

The employees, who are all Indian nationals, were held after officers from the UK Border Agency stormed Desi Scaffolding which is based in the Northfield Industrial Estate in Beresford Avenue.

Out of the nine workers at the site, four were arrested for entering the UK illegally and four were held for being in the country illegally having overstayed their visas.

Seven of the eight are now in detention and awaiting their removal from the UK, while the eighth was granted immigration bail while the UK Border Agency processes his case.

Desi Scaffolding could now face a fine of up to £10,000 per illegal worker, unless it can proof to the UK Border Agency that the correct right-to-work checks were carried out.

Alex Legg, chief immigration officer who led the operation on Monday morning, said: “Those who fail to carry out the legally required checks on staff and choose to break the law should know that we are out there looking for them and they will face heavy fines.”

it seems it's happens in scaffolding aswell takeaways and taxis