W.1.2 Confirm right-to-work status of all workers.

Topic Progress:

Sites must ensure that everyone working on site has the legal right to work. This protects individuals, supports fair employment and reduces serious legal and reputational risk for those responsible for the site.

Right‑to‑work checks should be carried out consistently and records kept securely and accessibly.

Priority Actions

  • Right to work checks taking place (including process for contracted workers, agency and sub-contractors)

Suggested Methods & Actions

  • Keep records of verification.
  • Use secure systems for document storage.

Toolkit resources

What this looks like in practice

Right‑to‑work checks are completed before people start work and are not treated as a one‑off administrative task. Records are stored securely and can be accessed if required.

Those responsible for site access understand the process and know what to do if documentation is missing, expired or unclear.

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