Government introduces changes to Right-to-Work scheme
As part of the implementation of the UK Government's Plan for Growth, changes have been made to the immigration system, seeing the launch of three new visa routes:
- Global Business Mobility, opening on 11 April
- High Potential Individual, opening on 30 May
- Scale-up, opening on 22 August
Alongside this, from 6 April, employers will be able to use Identification Document Validation Technology (IDVT) service providers to carry out digital identity checks of British and Irish citizens.
This means that from 6 April, there will be three ways employers can carry out right to work checks on job applicants:
- A Home Office online right to work check
- A manual right to work check
- A right to work digital identity check using IDVT via the services of third-party identity service providers (IDSP)
You can find a factsheet of all changes and updates below:
