In this article, Talitha Degwa, Employment Law Senior Associate at VWV, discusses the changes to the way employers conduct right-to-work checks that are set to come in from April 6th, 2022.
As reported in December 2021, the Government is introducing changes to the way in which employers are expected to check the right to work of employees and prospective employees. Currently, foreign nationals who hold biometric cards can choose to demonstrate their right to work in the UK either by showing an employer their physical card or sharing their status via the Home Office’s online service.
This flexibility means that employers and workers can choose between the relative simplicity of producing and checking a physical document in each other’s presence, and sharing immigration status online without having to meet in person.
In December though, the Government announced that from 6 April 2022 holders of biometric cards will only be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK using the Home Office online service. Employers will no longer be able to accept physical cards for the purposes of a right to work check, even if the card shows a later expiry date.
Employers are, therefore, advised to familiarise themselves with the online right-to-work checking process in advance of these new rules coming into force.
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