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Checks employers might need to run on job applicants, including right to work in the UK, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS - formerly CRB) checks and health checks
How to carry out right to work checks, why you need to do them, and which documents you can use.
Information about the UK’s points-based immigration system for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens.
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National Insurance, what...
What to do before you apply, and how to apply for a licence yourself or through your employer.
Guidance for employers. You need to have a sponsor licence to hire workers from outside the UK.
Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.
This code of practice sets out the prescribed checks that employers should conduct to avoid a civil penalty in the event of illegal working.
Check if you're automatically a British citizen - it depends on where and when you were born and your parents' immigration status.
This publication provides guidance for businesses considering making offers of employment to people coming to the UK from Ukraine.
Guidance for employees and employers: employment rights when on maternity, paternity, adoption or parental bereavement leave - keeping in touch days, annual leave, returning to work, redundancy
Guidance on how digital identity providers can become certified to complete digital identity checks for the 'Right to Work', 'Right to Rent' and DBS schemes.
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