Right to work in the UK

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  Employment law cases

  Right to work: Employer wrong to rely on checking service

  In Badara v Pulse Healthcare Ltd, the Employment Appeal Tribunal held that the employer should not have relied solely on negative Home Office checks when it dismissed the employee for failing to provide right to work documentation.

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  Tasks

  Carry out checks on the immigration status of TUPE transferred employees

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  Tasks

  Check a job applicant's eligibility to work in the UK

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  FAQs

  Must a transferee check the immigration status of employees who transfer to it under TUPE or can it rely on the transferor's right to work checks?

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  FAQs

  Where a pregnant employee's job involves heavy lifting and there is no lighter work available for them to do, can the employer insist that they start their maternity leave early?

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  FAQs

  Is it permissible to employ an asylum seeker?

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  FAQs

  Can an employer refuse to employ a foreign national because of the effort involved in ensuring that they have a right to work in the UK?