Specialist training provider HJT Training’s 10 July weekly bulletin highlights several developments with direct impact on employers and mobility practitioners. Chief among them is confirmation that from 1 October mandatory right-to-work checks will extend to gig-economy platforms, zero-hours contractors and agency workers. Civil penalties will rise to £60,000 per breach, and digital identity verification through government-accredited providers will become compulsory. The briefing also reports that Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is preparing amendments to the Immigration Act 1971 to enable the deportation of serious offenders who arrived before 1973—closing a loophole that prevented the removal of Rochdale grooming-gang ringleader Shabir Ahmed last week. Separately, the bulletin notes that children aged eight and nine can now use eGates at all UK airports, potentially easing peak-holiday queues for families. These operational tweaks, while minor, will be welcomed by corporate travellers with dependants. HJT advises companies to audit supply-chain labour arrangements now, as the October compliance deadline leaves limited time to integrate new identity-service providers, update onboarding systems and cascade policy changes to contractors.
Source: HJT Training
