Employer awareness of, and self-reported compliance with, Right to Work checks

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All employers in the UK have the responsibility of conducting Right to Work checks when deciding to employ someone, to ensure only those who are legally entitled to work in the UK can access employment, as well as to establish a statutory excuse against penalties incurred for illegal working. This research, carried out by Verian on behalf of the Home Office, sought to understand how employers’ understanding, implementation of checks, and decision making, affected compliance with regulations. To answer these research questions Verian conducted a quantitative mixed mode survey (telephone and online) with 2,152 businesses, as well as 30 follow-up in-depth qualitative interviews.