Right to Work Checks
This short course explains why UK employers must check that people are allowed to work for them before employment starts, and how to do it using a manual document check, the Home Office online service or a certified Identity Service Provider. You will also learn when follow-up checks are needed, what is at stake if checks go wrong, and how to avoid discrimination.
- Modules
- 3
- Duration
- About 20 minutes
- Pass mark
- 80%
- Assessment
- 8 questions from a bank of 12
Learning outcomes
- ✓Explain why employers check the right to work and how a statutory excuse protects them
- ✓Carry out a manual document check using the obtain, check and copy steps
- ✓Choose correctly between a manual check, a Home Office online check and an Identity Service Provider check
- ✓Identify when a follow-up check is needed and keep records that will stand up to scrutiny
- ✓Apply checks consistently to every candidate to avoid unlawful discrimination
Course contents
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Module 1: Why right to work checks matter
Video (4 scenes) · 1 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 2: How to carry out a check
Video (4 scenes) · 2 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Module 3: Follow-up checks, records and fairness
Video (4 scenes) · 1 lessons · 2 practice questions
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Final assessment & certificate