Injury advice.

[harryj1]

hi
there are a few people at the place i work that are on student visa's from nigeria and work 35 hours a week, i have been told that they are only aloud to work 20 hours a week (part time) as part of the visa. does this meen they are working illegally and if so if they cause injury to me or another employee what will happen?

i was thinking if there working illegally i could get a fat check and possibly a holliday

thanks.

[ojread2]

http://www.ukba.homeo...students/conditions/#

"The maximum amount of part-time work you can do during term time is:
20 hours per week if you are studying a course at or above UK degree level or a foundation degree course, and/or if you made your Tier 4 (General) application on or before 2 March 2010; or
10 hours per week if you are studying a course that is below UK degree level and is not a foundation degree course, and you made your Tier 4 (General) application on or after 3 March 2010.

You can work full-time during vacations, within the above limits. If you have completed your course and you apply to remain in the UK under the points-based system before your existing permission to stay expires, you can work full-time (within the above limits) until your application is decided."

If it were me working there I would have no issue in picking up the phone can calling the UK border agency

[derrynoose]

oj's right.
Call them. if you're worried about being identified, don't be, or use a public call box.
The 'students' might claim it's vacation time, but the employer is obliged to keep records.
However, there's no guarantee that the UKBA will rush to act.

[samak]

Shock, horror. Nigerians doing something illegal. Well I never.
They haven't offered you a bunch of money if you pay their expenses to free the ex-president's fortune from a bank, have they?

[dzug2]

If you are thinking of getting yourself injured just so as you can get compensation you are a bit of a fool.

If you genuinely get injured it really makes no difference whether they are working illegally or not - the employer is liable if it's his negligence

[ojread2]

lol samak, or maybe offered to buy a mobile phone?

dzug,that is what went through my head as well :(