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This guidance explains what employers must do to prevent illegal working in the UK by carrying out right to work checks on people before employing them to make sure they are allowed to work.

You should use it to find out:

• what a right to work check is
• why you need to do right to work checks
• how to carry out checks
• when to carry out initial checks, follow-up checks, and what happens under TUPE
• what documents are acceptable for a manual right to work check

If youre reasonably satisfied that the worker has an outstanding application with the Home Office that was made before their previous leave expired or has an outstanding appeal against a Home Office decision, you can get a Positive Verification Notice from the Employer Checking Service.

The employer guidance collection includes all documents for employers on preventing illegal working.