Good news - permanent introduction of digital right to work checks

Digital RTW checks have been in place since March 2020, it was a success, simplifying the hiring process and allowing people to quickly and safely get into work, especially in rural areas and for remote workers.

The Home Office has announced that a permanent system of digital right to work (RTW) checks will be put into place from 6 April 2022.

Although, the Home Office review states that the costs of using the new digital system will have to be met by employers. This could vary from £1.45 to £70 per check. As well as having to deal with increases to National Insurance and rising inflation, processing costs for online checks like these will have a further impact on those businesses still looking to recover during the recent turbulent market.

Meanwhile, for foreign nationals, employers can continue to use the existing free online checking service for overseas candidates. This would result in a two-tier system which disadvantages UK jobseekers in the labour market, while government are also trying to incentivise employers not to rely on workers from abroad.

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