Home Office eVisa Transition Information for Employers & BRP Holders
The Home Office has issued much-needed information and resources about the ongoing transition from physical immigration documents to the eVisa digital system. With an expiry deadline of 31 December 2024 for physical documents, there remains considerable progress to be made over the coming months to ensure those affected by the changes do not fall foul […]
Right to Work Share Code Guide 2024
Right to Work share codes were introduced in the UK to enable certain individuals to prove their immigration status and eligibility to work digitally. Under the prevention of illegal working regime in the UK, all employers must conduct prescribed right to work checks on all employees. In some cases, they may even need to carry […]
Right to Work Check: Employer Compliance Guide
As a UK employer, you have a legal obligation to comply with the prevention of illegal working legislation. This requires you to conduct a Right to Work check on every UK-based employee to verify they have the requisite permission to perform the work on offer. The Right to Work regime has been subject to extensive […]
Right to Work: Prove & Check Eligibility
While workers are required to provide the relevant form of evidence of their Right to Work, employers are legally obligated to verify that their employees have the Right to Work before employment commences and, where necessary, to conduct follow-up checks to ensure continued compliance. Under the current system, an individual’s Right to Work may be […]
Right to Work Checklist & Acceptable Documents
As a UK employer, you are required by law to check and record the immigration status of every employee, in order to verify they have the Right to Work in the UK. Put simply, your organisation must have in place appropriate HR systems to check and record your employees’ immigration and working status in line […]
Eligibility to Work in the UK (Acceptable Documents)
UK employers have a legal obligation to check the eligibility to work of all individuals they employ. While it can be a challenge for employers to keep up to date with their immigration compliance duties under the prevention of illegal working regulations, failure to comply can result in Home Office enforcement action and in some […]
Changes to EU Worker Status after 1 July 2021
Although the UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, Brexit transition arrangements delayed changes to the status and immigration rights of European nationals in the UK until after 30 June 2021. New Home Office guidance on preventing illegal working has been published covering changes to document checks for EEA & Swiss nationals from 1 […]