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Updated guide to right to work checks

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Guide to right to work checks updated

Updated guide. The government has updated the guide to right to work checks (see The next step ). In addition to referring to the increased civil penalty for employing illegal workers, it now provides more information on providing “supplementary employment” to sponsored workers.

Supplementary employment. This is work that a sponsored worker is eligible to carry out in addition to the job they’re sponsored for under their Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). It’s permitted for some visa routes, including Skilled Workers, where: (1) it’s for no more than 20 hours per week; (2) it’s in a job on the Shortage Occupation List, or a job in the same profession and at the same professional level as the job for which their CoS was assigned; and (3) they are still working for their sponsor and the supplementary work is outside their contracted hours for the sponsored job. The guide now clarifies what steps you should undertake to ensure right to work checks for these workers are done properly.

For the updated guide to right to work checks, visit https://www.tips-and-advice.co.uk , Download Zone, year 26, issue 6.