Summary
What this law does
Prescribes requirements for employers to secure a statutory excuse against civil penalties under section 15 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 for employing illegal workers, establishing verification and retention criteria for physical documents, Home Office online checks, and IDVT identity checks.
Why it matters to Signicat and its customers
No Signicat-specific relevance narrative is stored for this instrument; the stored applicability is shown below.
Who is bound: employers; IDVT identity service providers · Regulators: Home Office
- Transportation
- Employers verify employee right to work documents or use digital checks to maintain a statutory excuse against civil penalties.
- Banking Finance
- Financial institutions conduct pre-employment right to work checks via documents, online services, or IDVT to secure a statutory excuse.
- Public Sector Health
- Public sector and healthcare employers must verify employee right to work to obtain a statutory excuse against illegal working civil penalties.
- Energy Utility Telco
- Utility and telecommunications employers conduct pre-employment right to work verification to secure a statutory excuse against civil penalties.
- Insurance Pensions
- Insurers and pension providers verify employee identity and immigration permissions to secure a statutory excuse under section 15.
- Services
- Recruitment agencies and IDVT identity service providers face mandatory obligations regarding candidate vetting and statutory IDVT validity checking.
- Media Entertainment
- Media and entertainment employers conduct right to work document or online checks to secure a statutory excuse against civil penalties.
- Manufacturing Construction
- Construction and manufacturing employers verify right to work documentation to obtain a statutory excuse against illegal employment civil penalties.
- Commerce
- Retail and commercial employers verify right to work documentation or online status to maintain a statutory excuse against civil penalties.