The Insolvency Service reports on director banned for employing illegal workers

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The Insolvency Service has reported that a former director of a pizza restaurant and hand car wash in Teesside, Edris Ali, has been disqualified as a company director for ten years. The High Court in London issued the disqualification order in October 2024, which took effect on 12 November 2024, following the discovery of six illegal workers employed across Ali's two businesses during Immigration Enforcement visits in 2020 and 2022. Ali was also ordered to pay £9,884 in costs. The ban prohibits Ali from involvement in company promotion, formation, or management without court permission until November 2034. Immigration Enforcement imposed fines of £20,000 and £60,000 on the respective companies for these breaches.