The Home Office’s Immigration Enforcement unit ran a two-hour ‘Right to Work Mixed Session’ webinar on 24 October, reinforcing employers’ legal duties amid tougher civil-penalty regimes. Priced at £29.30 and delivered online, the session covered document checks for new hires, repeat checks for visa renewals, and steps to secure a statutory excuse against illegal-working fines.
Presenters flagged the August 2025 increase in maximum civil penalties—from £20,000 to £45,000 per undocumented worker for a first breach—and previewed a public consultation on extending right-to-work checks to additional work patterns (e.g., gig-economy subcontractors). The agenda also addressed digital ID verification tools and common pitfalls observed in recent enforcement raids.
Global mobility managers should ensure overseas transferees arriving on frontier work permits or short-term business visas are captured in onboarding workflows. Failure to update systems could invalidate a sponsor licence or trigger licence downgrades.
Participants received updated Home Office guidance notes and a Q&A transcript—valuable resources for HR, compliance, and legal teams revising internal policies ahead of 2026 changes. Additional webinar slots run through 31 October for organisations that missed the initial session.
The emphasis on proactive education signals the government’s intent to shift more compliance responsibility onto employers, making continuous training a core element of mobility risk management.
Presenters flagged the August 2025 increase in maximum civil penalties—from £20,000 to £45,000 per undocumented worker for a first breach—and previewed a public consultation on extending right-to-work checks to additional work patterns (e.g., gig-economy subcontractors). The agenda also addressed digital ID verification tools and common pitfalls observed in recent enforcement raids.
Global mobility managers should ensure overseas transferees arriving on frontier work permits or short-term business visas are captured in onboarding workflows. Failure to update systems could invalidate a sponsor licence or trigger licence downgrades.
Participants received updated Home Office guidance notes and a Q&A transcript—valuable resources for HR, compliance, and legal teams revising internal policies ahead of 2026 changes. Additional webinar slots run through 31 October for organisations that missed the initial session.
The emphasis on proactive education signals the government’s intent to shift more compliance responsibility onto employers, making continuous training a core element of mobility risk management.
