{"id":4497,"date":"2022-06-28T07:06:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T06:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/?p=4497"},"modified":"2024-10-29T06:48:52","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T06:48:52","slug":"right-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.uk\/employment\/right-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check if a Foreign Worker Has the Right to Work in England and Wales"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As an employer, you may wish to employ a foreign worker to carry out a role within your business. However, when hiring foreign workers, you need to check that they have the right to work in the country in accordance with data protection laws<\/a>. This article will explain how to check if a foreign worker has the right to work in England or Wales. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a Foreign Worker?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A foreign worker<\/a> is a person who works in England or Wales but is not a formal citizen of either country. Instead, they may be residing in the country with no intention of living there long-term but rather to work or carry out a particular time-specific role<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Checking if a Foreign Worker Can Work for You<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You must check if a foreign worker can work for you since it is a requirement of the points-based immigration system in the UK. Serious penalties apply for not checking whether a foreign worker has a right to work in the UK. For not following these legal requirements, you might receive a civil penalty of a maximum of \u00a320,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n

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