Notes section updated to reflect that employers are no longer required to carry out follow up right to work checks for employees who have pre-settled status under the EU settlement scheme.
Updated to reflect the removal from government guidance of a 28-day grace period that allowed for continued employment while the employee made a late application to the EU settlement scheme.
Updated to reflect that government guidance on right to work checks no longer provides for a grace period during which an employee can make a late application to the EU settlement scheme and maintain the right to work with their current employer.
To address the gender pay gap across its member states, the EU recently approved the Pay Transparency Directive (2023/970/EU). The Directive introduces reporting requirements and obliges employers to take steps to address pay inequalities, and must be transposed into national legislation by 7 June 2026. Rocio Carracedo Lopez, international legal editor at XpertHR, examines the new rules and discusses their implications for employers operating across the EU - and in the UK.
Updated to reflect that digital certificates of application under the EUSS are no longer included as a List B document requiring a Positive Verification Notice from the Employer Checking Service. These can now be checked using an online right to work check.