Right to work checks to be extended to self-employed

The Government is planning to bring in compulsory ‘right to work’ checks for the self-employed as part of a fresh crackdown on illegal migrant working and rogue employers.
Contractors hiring workers will be legally required to carry out checks confirming that anyone working in their name is eligible to work in the UK, bringing them in line with present checks needed for employees.
Home secretary Yvette Cooper said that the fresh changes would mean that for the very first time, employ