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Employment Allowance: restricting the allowance from employers of ‘illegal workers’

This technical consultation seeks comment on the draft regulations to restrict the Employment Allowance from employers of ‘illegal workers’.

Last fetched 03 May 2026 · gov.uk
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At Budget 2016 the Chancellor announced that: ‘Employers who hire an illegal worker face civil penalties from the Home Office. The government will build on this deterrent by removing a year’s Employment Allowance from those receiving civil penalties, starting in 2018.’

This consultation seeks comments on the draft regulations to restrict this allowance.

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Employment Allowance: restricting the… · Order Paper · Order Paper