Qiqing He, 54, got banned from being a director for ten years after employing illegal workers at his Aberdeen takeaway, Chinese Cooking.
Immigration officials came in 2022 and found three Chinese citizens working illegally. The workers were in their 50s and 60s.
The court banned He last month in Edinburgh. The ban started February 4th, and he cannot be a company director.
Dave Magrath, working for the Insolvency Service, stated that directors must follow all rules. He failed to do this, Magrath added.
Illegal work hurts vulnerable people and undercuts honest employers. Furthermore, it encourages breaking immigration laws. The Insolvency Service wants better conduct and works with the Home Office on this.
He directed QQ Holburn Limited, the trading name of the takeaway. It was started at Companies House in 2019, and he was the only director listed.
Immigration found the workers in September 2022, though he’d quit as director four months earlier. However, he still controlled the business after that.
He admitted hiring the workers and paying them. Immigration fined the firm £30,000, which remains unpaid right now.
Dame Angela Eagle, a border security minister, stated that sanctions await those who break rules. Employers must check workers’ right to work, and the government is increasing enforcement action.
Eagle thanked the Home Office team and the Insolvency Service, saying that they help stop immigration abuse. He is banned until February 2032 and needs permission from the court to manage a company. QQ Holburn stopped trading in March 2024.
A new takeaway is at the same address, but it has a different name and company. He is not a director here.
