Twitter went into meltdown last night when news rippled round that popular East London restaurant Tayyabs had been closed by Immigration officers.
A tweet broke the story:
OII MY EAST LONDON (and cultured) yutes. TAYYABS GOT CLOSED DOWN COS OF ILLEGAL WORKERS 😭😭😭😂😂 pic.twitter.com/G9P2B46W20
— Prince Rafi (@RafzEscobar) August 29, 2017
And the sign in question on Tayyabs door confirmed it, stating: "Dear Patrons, As you aware our restaurant has been issued with a closure notice. We are working hard to resolve this matter. We hope to be open on Thursday 31st August." A second sign was from Immigration Enforcement of an Illegal Working Closure Notice.
Seems the news didn't come as a surprise to some of their customers.
Fam they get raided once a year looooool it's been going on for years
— عمير (@Omair_SM) August 31, 2017
While others were properly blindsided by it.
SHITTING HELL https://t.co/eNDMTu6dIB
— Chris Pople (@chrispople) August 30, 2017
According to the government's website the order is only made in particularly bad cases. "The intention is to use a closure notice in the most serious cases, where previous civil penalties and/or convictions have failed to change employer behaviour and, usually, where a significant proportion of workers on the premises at the time of the visit are illegal."
But, on the upside, it seems like the closure should only be temporary. "A closure notice shuts premises for a period of up to 24 hours if issued by a chief immigration officer, or up to 48 hours if issued by an officer of at least the rank of an immigration inspector."
Be back soon.
— Tayyabs (@1tayyabs) August 30, 2017
Phew.
Update 31/8/17: Tayyabs has now reopened. Stand down everyone!
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