UK: Pakistani care workers employed by Renaissance Personnel allege high recruitment charges only to arrive to no work & delayed wages; incl. co comment
الملخص
Date Reported: 16 يوليو 2024
الموقع: المملكة المتحدة
الشركات
Renaissance Personnel - Employerالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - باكستان , العناية الصحية , Men , Documented migrants )القضايا
رسوم التوظيف , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Wage Theft , Irregular Work , Contract Substitutionالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
الإجراءات المتخذة: Lawyers acting on behalf of Mr Mawadzi told Sky News they will be challenging the decision to revoke its sponsorship licence, adding: "Our client denies all allegations and refutes the claim that they have hired more foreign staff than they had hours to allocate. "It is essential to comprehend the unique nature of the domiciliary care service industry, where hours are inherently variable and not guaranteed. "At the time of recruitment, our client employed migrant workers to address a significant number of unfilled hours in Brighton and Hove…The exact number of foreign staff currently employed, and the guaranteed hours cannot be precisely determined due to the non-static and demand-driven nature of the industry." The lawyers add that a "delay in payment" to staff occurred because "our client business accounts and commercial finance facilities were closed without sufficient notice" adding "all staff will be fully paid". They say: "We understand the concern raised regarding allegations that staff members paid agents for certificates of sponsorship through Renaissance… our company strictly adheres to transparent recruitment processes…Upon becoming aware of such incidents, Renaissance promptly involves relevant authorities." They add: "We provide comprehensive safety and sensitivity training to all employees" and say the allegation of losing contact with workers is untrue, telling Sky News that workers "who do not report back to the company are straight away reported to the Home Office within 10 days… apart from workers who have been reported to the Home Office, the sponsor is in contact with the remaining workers."
نوع المصدر: News outlet
“More than 100 migrants face being in UK illegally as care agency is stripped of ability to endorse visas”
…More than a hundred migrants and their families face being in Britain illegally after the company which sponsored them to come to work in the UK was stripped of its ability to endorse their visas.
Foreigners employed by care agency Renaissance Personnel in Brighton have just weeks to find a new sponsor or return home before their legal right to be in the country runs out.
The Home Office revoked the licence of Renaissance to bring in migrant workers over concerns about whether vacancies were genuine and whether staff were being paid…
Muhammad claims he paid £19,000 to a recruitment agent…
Renaissance Personnel maintains that the company has no connection to any foreign recruitment agents…
He says his parents gave £20,000 to an agent before he was sent his documents and he now needs to earn money in order to pay them back…
Lawyers acting on behalf of Mr Mawadzi [of Renaissance Personnel] told Sky News they will be challenging the decision to revoke its sponsorship licence, adding: "Our client denies all allegations and refutes the claim that they have hired more foreign staff than they had hours to allocate…