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DSG International

Matching payroll records to information about refused visas and failed asylum seekers was a successful data match for DSG International plc, the owners of Dixons, Currys and PC World.

They identified a number of staff who appeared to have no right to work in the UK. Subsequent investigations carried out with the cooperation of the UK Border Agency led to 16 individuals being detained.

DSG International is now looking at the potential to recover tax, National Insurance and pension contributions which could equate to up to 40 per cent of the total employment costs.