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Is Your Hiring Process Ready for the Latest Right-to-Work Changes
From 1 October 2026, employers must comply with a range of legal changes to right-to-work checks brought in by the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025.
The aim of the reforms is to improve UK border security and address illegal working. With that, business owners have new obligations to meet.
With our free webcast, our employment law experts discussed essential talking points, such as:
- Prime Minister’s Impact: Andy Burnham scrapping digital ID schemes and what his tenure might mean for right-to-work checks.
- Wider remit: Right-to-work checks will be needed for workers and sub-contractors.
- Extended liability: Employers can be liable, even where no direct contractual relationship exists.
- Big fines: Civil penalties per illegal worker could mean up to £45,000 for initial breaches, and up to £60,000 for repeat offences.
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