{"id":3584,"date":"2025-04-29T03:14:53","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T03:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/darkgreen-dugong-323401.hostingersite.com\/?page_id=3584"},"modified":"2026-04-15T23:34:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T22:34:15","slug":"right-to-work-check","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/angelov.law\/en\/business-immigration\/immigration-compliance\/right-to-work-check\/","title":{"rendered":"Right to Work Check"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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    Carrying out compliant right to work checks is essential for every UK employer. Failure to do so will expose your business to civil penalties and criminal prosecution. Compliance is not optional anymore. All employers have a responsibility to prevent illegal working. Employers can do this by conducting right to work check before employing someone, to make sure the individual is not disqualified from carrying out the work by reason of their immigration status.<\/p>

    Under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, an employer may be liable for a civil penalty if they employ someone who does not have the right to undertake the work in question if that person commenced employment.\u00a0If the appropriate checks are conducted, employers would have a statutory excuse against liability for a civil penalty if you are found to have employed someone, who is disqualified from carrying out the work, by reason of their immigration status.<\/p>

    To mitigate these risks, every employer must adopt a zero-tolerance approach and ensure proper procedures are followed before and during employment.<\/p>

    Who is Considered an Illegal Worker?<\/h3>

    An individual will be considered to be working illegally in the UK if they are subject to immigration control and:<\/p>