From 6 April 2022, right to work checks on all migrant or settled prospective employees must be online and checks on British or Irish nationals will be manual (free) or digital (charged for).
Employers must carry out Right to Work checks on all prospective employees before they start work. Until 6 April 2022, employers could either conduct manual checks by verifying employees’ original and physical documents or could carry out online checks when available.
From 6 April 2022, right to work checks on all migrant or settled prospective employees must be online and checks on British or Irish nationals will be manual (free) or digital (charged for).
Online checks
Manual checks
Digital checks
In addition, the Covid-19 temporary adjusted right to work checks have now been extended until 30 September 2022.
Employers will need to adapt and review their internal procedures to ensure full compliance with the new rules.
A failure to perform right to work checks correctly could result in sanctions, including:
Therefore, it is crucial that employers comply with the correct checks in line with the upcoming changes from 6 April 2022.
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