ADVICE
This is largely due to the fact
that the dynamics are changing for
how the UK workforce operates.
Nowadays a lot of businesses
choose to combine a variety of
different contracts from flexible
working to part-time, home-
working to full-time, contractors
to temporary staff. This enables
a business to have a flexible
approach to their staffing, which
helps with changing business
needs. It can make it difficult when
hiring though.
Why it is becoming harder to
comply with Right to Work?
HR teams are under growing
pressure to hire the right
people, make all the necessary
checks and to ensure employees
have the legal right to work in
the UK. Legislation is regularly
changing, and therefore staying
abreast of all the developments
can be demanding.
Although HR professionals
are well-trained, they are
increasingly
facing
the
growing trend for fake identity
documents being used in job
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applications. This makes their
job even harder and means
trying to spot identity fraud
while dealing with hundreds
of applications is challenging.
As these forgeries become more
sophisticated it can be hard to
spot fraudulent documents.
Additionally, with a rise in
transient workers, plus the
growing ‘gig’ economy, there’s
also the increased risk of
unwittingly employing illegal
workers on a short-term, but
equally unlawful, basis.
Moreover,
throughout
sectors such as hospitality,
leisure, warehouses and retail,
many HR functions are de-
centralised. This means that
on-site managers are often
responsible for making hiring
decisions. Here the risks are
even greater as they often
don’t have the same training
as HR professionals and are
not abreast of the legislation.
However, this context will hold
little sway with the government
who are keen to crack down on
non compliant workers.
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
Contego performs
detailed checks on
people, companies and
ID documents, helping
clients optimise their
business processes,
reduce risk, and help
ensure compliance.
If you would like to
see how a technology
solution can help you
improve processes for
Right to Work checks,
book a demo today
with Contego
Right to Work checks can save
time and reduce human error
Undertaking
Right
to
Work checks doesn’t have to
be complex though, as the
process can be handled very
easily thanks to technological
solutions. With robust, automated
processes occurring through a
comprehensive solution, the risks
are minimised and you don’t
need a HR team that constantly
stays ahead of legislation. They
can also be confident that
the Right to Work checks are
meeting all current and future
legislative requirements.
These systems help to reduce
the burden of the manual
approach. Document checking is
automated, meaning businesses
can quickly check, authenticate
and retain ID documents in
line with the latest immigration
legislation.
Electronic scanning provides
your team with a consistent,
reliable and straightforward
way of performing checks
without having to be ‘document
experts’.
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