News · 15 June 2026

London restaurant owner fined £45k over illegal worker

A London restaurant owner faces losing his licence after being hit with a £45,000 fine. Immigration officers found an illegal worker at Sadaf Restaurant in Bayswater during a raid in April 2025. Owner Dilman Ismail Mahmoud told a council sub-committee on Thursday it was an 'inadvertent error'.

By BriefTea Editorial · 15 June 2026 at 10:41

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