COVID-19: Right to Work check extended

21 Jun 2021, 10 mins ago

Employers will be pleased to hear that the Home Office have now confirmed that these provisions will be extended until 1 September 2021.

An update is yet to be provided on the Gov.uk website.

Please refer to our previous blog How do I conduct a right to work check during COVID-19? Employers guide which outlines how a COVID-19 Right to Work check can be carried out.

If you would like further information in this regard or have questions in relation to conducting the correct Right to Work Checks, please do not hesitate to contact us or, send us an email, follow us on Twitter or Linkedin.

Gherson has over 30 years of experience in assisting with all aspects of UK immigration law and is monitoring the impact of COVID-19 on all immigration issues closely. We have a specialist corporate immigration team who service the needs of a large number of companies.

If you would like to speak to a member of our corporate immigration team in respect of any of the issues raised in this blog, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Please note that the information in this blog is current at the date and time of posting. The situation regarding policy and guidance based on the COVID-19 pandemic is subject to change at short notice. We shall be monitoring all aspects of UK immigration which may be impacted by the coronavirus closely, so please do keep updated with further blogs and articles which we will be posting on Gherson.

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