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Right to work checks set to extend beyond “employees”

By Adam Sinfield, Sarah Ingles Carlyle, Erin McKirdy, and Claudia Pert
February 5, 2026
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  • right to work
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On our website, we analyse new legislation, which expands illegal working liability well beyond “employees”. With penalties of up to £60,000 per illegal worker and key Home Office guidance still emerging, businesses should revisit who must do RTW checks and how they evidence the statutory excuse. You can read our insight here.

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Adam Sinfield

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Sarah Ingles Carlyle

About Sarah Ingles Carlyle

Sarah is a UK Head of Immigration and based in Dentons' London office. She provides comprehensive immigration advice to corporates, entrepreneurs, and individuals. She guides clients in establishing a UK presence or recruiting talent, preparing for audits, and managing complex immigration issues. Sarah also assists with global immigration needs, conducting feasibility and risk analyses for talent mobilisation and advising on Brexit impacts and overseas expansions.

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Erin McKirdy

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Claudia Pert

About Claudia Pert

Claudia is an associate in Dentons' People, Reward and Mobility team, focusing on UK employment law. Claudia has experience in both contentious and non-contentious areas of employment law, ranging from advisory and transactional matters through to tribunal litigation. Her employment litigation experience includes acting on behalf of employers in defending unfair dismissal and discrimination claims. Claudia's experience also includes advising clients on ad hoc HR queries, disciplinary and grievance procedures, and reviewing contracts, company handbooks and policies. From a transactional perspective, Claudia has assisted with employment advice on corporate transactions, including due diligence exercises and reviewing employment provisions of transaction documents.

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