Right-to-work checks for self-employed start in October

The government has confirmed an October 1 start date for Right to Work checks on the self-employed with construction singled out by a minister as a “high-risk sector” targeted by Home Office activity.
Home Office minister Alex Norris said: “The reforms introduce, for the first time, an extension of the Right to Work Scheme and the associated civil penalties for non-compliance, to cover companies who contract workers or individual subcontractors to provide services under their c