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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Philip James Lynch

West London shop fined for hiring illegal worker and paying them below minimum wage

The shop in Northolt - (Google)

A convenience store in west London has had its licence suspended after employing an illegal worker for below minimum wage. Inspectors also found what they suspected to be Khat (a Class C drug) and non-duty paid alcohol on the premises.

AKP Retailer, 51 Oldfields Circus, Northolt, was visited by Ealing Council licensing officers and Home Office immigration officers on November 29, 2025. Officers detained one employee whom was an illegal entrant with no right to work in the UK.

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