RTW Compliance Guides

11 June 2026

When you must use the Home Office Employer Checking Service, how to request a check, what a Positive Verification Notice means, and how long the statutory excuse lasts.

20 May 2026

How the Home Office calculates a civil penalty for illegal working — start figure, reductions, payment timetable, and the practical scenarios for small UK employers.

13 May 2026

The full List A and List B documents UK employers can accept for right to work checks, what each one proves, and how each affects your follow-up obligation.

6 May 2026

How to find, record and track every employee's UK visa expiry date — and the small process changes that stop a missed expiry from costing you £45,000.

28 April 2026

The right to work check that fines you isn't the one at hire — it's the follow-up. Here's how the statutory excuse really works and how to keep it intact.

22 April 2026

How to run a right to work check using a share code — the employer's step-by-step process, common problems, and what to do when the code doesn't work.

15 April 2026

A manual right to work check takes 5-10 minutes. An online share code check takes 2-3 minutes. The Employer Checking Service can take several working days.

8 April 2026

A complete right to work checklist covering the initial check, record keeping, follow-up scheduling, and the 28-day grace period — not just the hire-moment step.

1 April 2026

BRPs expired on 31 December 2024. Here's how to run right to work checks for employees with eVisas using the share code system — step by step.

25 March 2026

Yes — UK employers must check every employee's right to work, including British citizens. Here's why selective checking is illegal and how to do it properly.

18 March 2026

When an employee's visa expires, you have 28 days to verify their status before your statutory excuse lapses. Here's exactly how the grace period works.

11 March 2026

UK employers face up to £45,000 per illegal worker for a first offence. Here's the full penalty breakdown and what triggers fines for small businesses.

4 March 2026

Evaluating right to work check software for your small business? Here are the features that matter for ongoing compliance — not just the hire-moment check.

25 February 2026

Writing an employer letter for your employee's UK visa application? Here's exactly what the Home Office expects, with a section-by-section breakdown.

18 February 2026

Most UK employers check right to work at hire then stop. Here's how to run follow-up checks, keep your statutory excuse, and avoid £45,000 penalties.