Right to Work
It is critical for your HR team to understand the UK’s illegal working regime so your business can avoid civil penalties, criminal liability, and reputational damage.
We offer a range of services and tools designed to ensure that you understand the law and that you have the necessary systems in place to carry out compliant manual, online and digital right to work checks. We can also help you to protect your business from discrimination or unfair dismissal claims while seeking to prevent illegal working.
Our solutions for illegal working include:
- Toolkits – an overview of the illegal working regime, how to carry out manual, online and digital right to work checks and top tips for avoiding pitfalls
- Training – practical, in-depth sessions delivered by our expert immigration lawyers and tailored to the structure of your workforce and business, with lots of opportunity for you to get your questions answered
- Onsite support – we are able to come to your offices or set up a virtual audit to review your right to work processes, give you specific feedback on what is working well and make recommendations for any improvements
Related items
Adjusted right to work checks extended to 30 September 2022
24 February 2022The Home Office announced the extension on 23 February 2022 via the GOV.UK website.
Home Office releases further details of digital right to work check tool
18 January 2022The Home Office has confirmed that the new tool will only be used to validate right to work checks on valid British and Irish passports.
Early details of new digital right to work check tool published
11 January 2022The Home Office has published preliminary information on the new technology employers will be able to use to make digital right-to-work checks for employees who are currently outside the scope of the existing online systems.
Changes to right to work checks from 6 April 2022
20 December 2021The Home Office has announced that from 6 April 2022, the right to work of those who hold a biometric residence card (BRC), biometric residence permit (BRP) or frontier worker permit (FWP) can only be done online.
Further right to work check changes and how to avoid some pitfalls
16 September 2021On 31 August 2021 the right to work guidance for employers was updated to confirm that individuals with a late EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) application made on or after 1 July 2021 can start a new job while their application is pending. In this article we look at this development, as well as highlighting certain aspects of the current guidance that may cause confusion for employers when conducting right to work checks.
Home Office extends adjusted right to work checks to 31 August 2021
18 June 2021The Home Office has confirmed to the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association that adjusted right to work checks will remain in place until at least 31 August 2021. The development comes at the eleventh hour, as full right to work checks were set to resume from 21 June 2021.
Home Office provides consolidated details of new immigration system
15 July 2020On 13 July 2020 the Home Office published a more detailed policy statement on the changes to the UK immigration system due to come into effect from 1 January 2021, including its re-design of Points-Based immigration routes.
The Government provides some clarity on the immigration rights of EEA citizens arriving post-Brexit
06 September 2019After Media reports started circulating yesterday, the Government have now released its policy paper on their ‘No deal immigration arrangements for EU citizens arriving after Brexit’.