Right to Work Checks & Document Verification

Introduction

With the burden of duty being on UK employers to prevent illegal working in the UK, staying abreast of Home Office requirements is critical. Managing the volume and complexity of authenticating documents which are often unfamiliar; as well as ensuring that your team has the skills and knowledge to comply with latest legislation is a huge challenge for HR professionals.

Right to Work Checks & Document Verification Course Overview

For over twenty years, we have supported teams in understanding and establishing the necessary knowledge and skills to ensure their organisations avoid punitive fines and reputational damage.

The course runs for approximately 6.5 hours. 

Who will benefit from attendance:

Anyone who needs to conduct right to work (RTW) checks on employees and understand how to check those documents. New starters; team members who are self-taught; team members who need to update their knowledge on RTW. 

ADMINISTRATION, HR, RECRUITMENT, ONBOARDING, COMPLIANCE, BACKGROUND CHECKING, VETTING, GLOBAL MOBILITY, PEOPLE AND CULTURE, COLLEAGUE SERVICES, IMMIGRATION, LEGAL, TALENT. 

What our delegates say:

“This course was invaluable in helping me understand what I have to check, and how to do it. The session on fraudulent documents was invaluable.”

“The whole team learned new skills and it was especially useful to have expert advice on how to implement some of the recent changes to make sure we are working compliantly.”

“Great trainer – concise and clear information and lots of time for questions. I feel much more confident in my role now. Thank you.”

Learning objectives

By the end of the training your team will understand:

• Who has the right to work in the UK and how the system works
• The UK Visa system allowing employees from overseas
• How to carry out right to work checks
• Which documents employees must show to prove their right to work in the UK
• How to check various document types and why
• Spotting fraudulent or fake documentation
• What best practice looks like
• Understanding penalties and consequences to your organisation

Key training topics:

• Context: Why checks matter
• Understanding immigration status & who can work for you
• Overview of visas which allow work
• Points Based Sponsored visas: who can work for you?
• Right to work checks: Policy & practice
• Statutory Excuse What, Why, How, When
• Checking identity documents: acceptable documents and how to check them
• Four steps to document checking

All in-house training with BFI includes:

Pre-course team SWOT analysis; pre-course attendee engagement to ensure objectives and issues are addressed; trainer matched to your specific challenges; interactive and engaging course design to maximise learning outcomes; full course notes and supporting documentation; post-course analysis of team strengths and weaknesses; post-training three-month review and clinic

Make an in-house training enquiry

Click here to fill in our enquiry form or to have a confidential discussion about your requirements, please contact Catherine Ouston our Head of In-house Training on 01983 861133 or email Teamtraining@bfi.co.uk