Three Croydon businesses have been publicly named and shamed for employing staff who were not legally allowed to work in the UK.
The government’s latest quarterly report, which tracks enforcement action against illegal working, covers the period from October 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.
The list revealed that New Venus Ltd, trading as Shell Fuel Station at Parkway in New Addington, Croydon, was fined £40,000.
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Kanthasamy Sivasuthan, trading as The Wine Spot at 49A-51 Waddon Road in Croydon, also received a penalty of £40,000.
Sivapragasam Thayaparan, trading as G1 Food & Wine at 834 London Road in Thornton Heath, was likewise fined £40,000.
Altogether, the three businesses faced a massive total of £120,000 in fines.
These penalties form part of a wider effort by the government to ensure that businesses comply with immigration laws and only employ workers who have the legal right to work in the UK.
Employers can face severe consequences if they knowingly hire someone without the right to work, including up to five years in prison or an unlimited fine.
This applies in cases where employers knew, or had reasonable cause to believe, that a worker did not have permission to enter or remain in the UK, had expired leave, was not authorised to carry out certain types of work, or provided false or incorrect documents.
Businesses are also liable if they fail to carry out the required right-to-work checks before employing staff.
The government encourages members of the public to report suspected illegal working, which can be done anonymously through the Immigration Enforcement hotline on 0300 123 7000.
By exposing and penalising employers who break the law, the Home Office says it aims to protect workers’ rights, maintain fair competition, and ensure that legal employment practices are followed across the United Kingdom.
