Right to Work Rules: What Care Providers Need to Know

From 1st October 2026, significant changes to the UK’s Right to Work Scheme will come into effect, expanding the circumstances in which organisations are required to carry out right to work checks.

For the first time, the legal requirements will extend beyond traditional employees to certain other working arrangements, including individuals engaged under worker contracts and individual subcontractors. For care providers that rely on flexible staffing arrangements, agency workers, contractors or other non-standard working models, understanding where responsibility sits will be increasingly important.

With the changes approaching, organisations should be reviewing their recruitment, onboarding and compliance processes now. Failing to carry out the correct checks can leave an organisation exposed to civil penalties and wider compliance consequences.

This practical webinar will explain what is changing from 1st October and what care providers need to do to prepare. We will look at who falls within the expanded Right to Work Scheme, when checks need to be completed, the different methods of conducting a compliant check, and how employers can establish and maintain a statutory excuse.

Attendees will also gain practical guidance on common Right to Work mistakes, record keeping, follow-up checks, digital verification and how to strengthen internal processes ahead of the new rules.

The session is designed to help care providers understand their responsibilities, identify potential gaps in their existing procedures and take practical steps towards compliance before the changes take effect.