Right to work checks
Why choose this course?
Every employer in the UK is required to undertake Right to Work checks on their staff both before they start work and for some employees throughout their period of employment.
With an increasingly diverse and international workforce and multiple changes both in Prevention of Illegal working guidance and a move to tech-enabled solutions in the last 18 months, this course will get you up to date on the very latest developments and requirements to ensure you are fully compliant. This course will also help you navigate the Home Office move to digital right to work checks and
provide clarity on which technology to use in each instance.
Course Content
- Why to complete checks – overview of penalties and sanctions for non-compliance
- Obtaining and maintaining a statutory excuse against penalties for illegal working
- Detailed training on how to complete right to work checks for all employee demographics including:
- British and Irish nationals
- EEA nationals (recruited pre-and post-Brexit)
- Third country nationals with visa status
- Overview of manual vs digital right to work checks including:
- Share codes
- Employer Checking Service requests
- ID Verification Technology services
- Discrimination considerations
- Sponsor Licence duties for Home Office approved companies with Sponsor Licences
- Broader Right to Work considerations including:
- Business visitors
- Secondments
- Internal assignments
- Contractors
- Types of British nationality and associated right to work permission
- Record keeping and monitoring requirements
