{"id":14813,"date":"2026-02-24T09:58:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T09:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=14813"},"modified":"2026-07-22T15:01:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:01:02","slug":"immigration-rules-and-right-to-work","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.brightmine.com\/uk\/resources\/hr-compliance\/immigration\/immigration-rules-and-right-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Immigration rules and right to work"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-primary-white-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-f85887e8 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:25px;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-929090b5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By <strong><strong>May Cheung&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong><strong>Annabel Mace<\/strong><\/strong><br>Brightmine editor: <strong>Lilia Dangi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employers have legal responsibilities under UK immigration law to prevent illegal working, including checking an individual\u2019s right to work, carrying out follow\u2011up checks where required, and complying with related statutory requirements. For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-brightmine-list-item-spacing-small\">\n<li class=\"\">It is a criminal offence for an employer knowingly to employ an individual who does not have permission to work in the UK, or whom it has reasonable cause to believe does not have permission to work in the UK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">By carrying out right to work checks, and follow-up checks where required, employers may have a defence against liability for employing a migrant worker illegally. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Employers must check specified documents or use the Home Office online right to work service for evidence of an individual&#8217;s right to work in the UK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Employers that employ foreign workers illegally may be liable for civil and criminal penalties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Employers must reconcile the requirements in the immigration legislation not to employ workers illegally with the provisions on race discrimination in the Equality Act 2010.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Certain individuals do not need to be sponsored to work in the UK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">There is a merit-based points system for foreign nationals wishing to work in the UK.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">The skilled worker and global business mobility routes of the points-based system enable employers to employ skilled workers from overseas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Employers must obtain a sponsor licence to be able to sponsor migrants unde<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In this guide, learn about:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Avoiding illegal working\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Checking documents following a TUPE transfer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Offence of illegal working<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Penalties<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Guidance for employers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">List of specified documents<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Employees who commenced employment prior to 29 February 2008<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Asylum seekers and refugees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Avoiding race discrimination<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Reconciling right to work checks against the duty not to discriminate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Individuals who can be employed in the UK without sponsorship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">EEA and Swiss nationals\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">EU settlement scheme<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Points-based immigration system<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Skilled worker route\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Temporary Shortage List<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Minimum salary thresholds<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Health and care visa<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Global business mobility routes\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Global business mobility &#8211; senior or specialist worker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Immigration skills charge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Requirement to provide criminal records certificates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Sponsorship licences and certificates\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Certificates of sponsorship and visa applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Change of employer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Immigration Salary List<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Checking qualifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Recruiting via agencies\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Employment agencies advertising outside Great Britain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Scale-up route<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Global talent route<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Innovator Founder visas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Temporary workers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Youth mobility scheme<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Business visitors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Graduate sponsorship route<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Graduate immigration route<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">International students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Supplementary employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Immigration health surcharge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Data protection<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Public-sector language requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Future developments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Want to see more?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For full access to <strong>Immigration rules and right to work<\/strong>, sign up to a HR and Compliance Centre subscription today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/uk\/quote\/?intcmp=hrcc-migrated-resource|quote|request-a-quote\" style=\"border-radius:25px\">Request a 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src=\"https:\/\/cdn.brightmine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/09\/29160137\/May-Cheung-150x150.webp\" alt=\"May Cheung - Director at Squire Patton Boggs\" class=\"wp-image-9976\" style=\"border-top-left-radius:500px;border-top-right-radius:500px;border-bottom-left-radius:500px;border-bottom-right-radius:500px;aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">May Cheung<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director at Squire Patton Boggs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">May Cheung is a Director at Squire Patton Boggs and she specialises in UK business immigration law. May advises organisations on a broad range of UK immigration visas including: skilled worker and global business mobility routes; UK expansion worker licences for those establishing in the UK; and temporary worker options for short term work. 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