Before a job applicant takes up employment, you must check that they are allowed to work in the UK. You can verify this by checking certain documents. When the documents are produced, what should you
be looking for?
Published 07.09.2018
The civil penalty for employing an illegal worker is £20,000 per person. Therefore, you must check that someone has the legal right to work in the UK before employment commences. But how can you be
sure this is the case?
Published 24.02.2015
On 17 May 2021 the temporary flexibility over right to work checks will end. Does this mean you must carry out retrospective checks of original documents?
Published 12.05.2021
You might have read that as part of its crackdown on illegal immigration the government intends to temporarily shut down any business that’s suspected of employing workers illegally. Should you be
worried about this?
Published 15.09.2015
A right to work check must be properly conducted before an employee starts working for you. However, although this check may undertaken correctly, there are two traps which can potentially invalidate
it. What do you need to know?
Published 22.09.2022
If you unknowingly employ an illegal worker, i.e. a person who does not have the right to work in the UK, you now face a £20,000 penalty per employee. How can this be avoided?
Published 28.04.2014
An internal vacancy has come up and one of your existing employees has recommended their spouse for the job. Although this option will avoid expensive recruitment costs, what should you bear in mind?
Published 30.11.2011
You recently sent a job offer to an applicant which was conditional on them producing evidence of their right to work in the UK. They’ve accepted your offer but not supplied any documentation. Can
you withdraw it?
Published 13.01.2014
The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that an employee who was sacked on the grounds of “illegality” when he couldn’t produce evidence of his right to work in the UK was unfairly dismissed. Where
did the employer go wrong?
Published 15.12.2017