Right to Work checks

Digital Right-to-Work checks made simple

Streamline and speed up employee onboarding with automated Right-to-Work checks.

Trusted by some of the world’s leading companies

Check a candidate’s Right to Work status in minutes

Quickly and easily verify the identities of temporary and permanent hires using biometric facial recognition technology.

This automated solution streamlines workflows and reduces manual intervention, ensuring rapid and secure identity verification while minimising human error for enhanced efficiency and accuracy.

  1. Take a Selfie

    Our solution uses biometric facial recognition technology to confirm that the selfie matches the image on the ID document.

  2. Liveness Test

    A passive liveness detection confirms that a live person is present during the verification process. If this step fails, individuals are prompted to take a second selfie and perform a unique action to validate their presence.

  3. Take a photo of ID Document

    Our solution captures and thoroughly verifies the authenticity of the provided ID document, ensuring it is valid and up to date, offering an additional layer of security to the verification process.

Why choose Creditsafe for Right to Work?

  1. Enhanced Checks

    Boost accuracy and reliability with comprehensive AML and background checks, including PEPs & Sanctions, proof of address, Safe Harbour, HALO mortality, and Electoral Roll confirmation.

  2. Faster Onboarding

    Accelerate your checks with up to 97.7% accuracy using facial recognition and 100% NFC chip reading, reducing delays and improving efficiency.

  3. Integrated Solutions

    Effortlessly integrate Right to Work checks into your existing CRM and onboarding workflows, ensuring continuity in your processes.

Deliver a great candidate experience

Ensure a seamless experience for both employees and candidates through digital, automated verification. No more time-consuming paperwork or the need for face-to-face contact, our digital verification process guarantees a smooth, efficient, and secure onboarding journey for both parties. Speed up your hiring process while boosting regulatory compliance and accuracy, ensuring a hassle-free transition for new hires.
  1. Simple Digital Verification

    Capture and verify details online, removing the need for manual paperwork or face-to-face interaction.

  2. Flexible Submissions

    Simplify the verification process by allowing candidates to easily submit photos using their mobile phones.

  3. Compliant Data Security

    All data is stored securely in the cloud, fully compliant with GDPR regulations.

Why conduct a UK right to work check?

Failing to conduct Right to Work checks or hiring individuals without the legal right to work in the UK can result in substantial financial penalties and, in some cases, criminal charges. It’s crucial to verify the immigration status of potential candidates and secure any necessary work permits or visas.

In accordance with regulations introduced in October 2021, employers must utilise an identity verification provider (IDVT) like Creditsafe for remote Right to Work checks. We provide a comprehensive report featuring an image of the employee’s passport along with metadata confirming our certification as an IDSP. All data is securely stored in our encrypted systems, accessible whenever you need it.

  

   

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Frequently asked Right to Work questions

What does right to work mean for employees?

‘Right to work’ stands for the legal requirement imposed by the government on all employers to ensure the people they hire have the right to work in the UK.

The British government website says that it’s the company’s responsibility to check that the documents presented by the job applicants are valid. Right to work checks must be carried out on job applicants but in some circumstances right to work checks need to be carried out for existing employees.

What are the benefits of digital right to work checks?

Employers across all sectors reap the benefits of having a reliable identity verification software that can check their job applicants’ right to work. Our real-time facial recognition technology helps companies speed up and simplify the process of ID verification, employee and client onboarding.

The technology enables businesses to comply with Right to Work legislation easily and avoid liability for inadvertently employing an illegal worker, which comes with fines up to £20,000 as well as reputational damage.

How do digital right to work checks benefit employees and employers?

Capable of verifying up to 4,000 types of ID, our technology can save companies as much as 180 staff-hours each month.

Any business will be able to verify staff quickly using our app, cutting down the time and expense wasted on waiting for documents to come through the post or locating a verification email. Recruiters can also integrate the technology with their in-house verification processes.

What are right to work documents?

The exact set of documents required for a right to work check will vary based on the particular job and the individual applicants, but would generally include:

  • Passport
  • Passport with valid Visa inside
  • National Identity Card
  • Full Birth Certificate
  • Certificate of Naturalisation
  • Biometric Residence Permit
Does digital ID verification support right to work law?

According to the Immigration, Nationality and Asylum Act 2006, employers must carry out proper due-diligence to confirm any potential permanent, part-time, or temporary employee has the right to work in the UK before they can begin work.

Right to Work applies to any work experience or unpaid workers. All businesses are required by the Home Office to keep evidence of all the right to work checks they carry out, as well as checking the document provided is genuine and the applicant is its rightful holder.

When should right to work get carried out?

Before a new employee begins their job, a company must conduct a compliant right to work check. Failure to conduct the process correctly can result in jail time or penalties.