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Free guide · Right to Work

Right to Work Checks, Made Simple

The free, plain-English guide to checking right to work properly. No legal textbook, no corporate jargon, just the steps you need to hire with confidence and keep your business protected.

  • The three legal ways to check, made plain and simple
  • A print-and-tick, traffic-light compliance checklist
  • Myth-busters and the mistakes that risk a £60,000 fine

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The pressure is real

Hiring someone new? Here is what keeps business owners up at night

You found the perfect new hire. They start Monday. Then a little voice pipes up at the back of your mind. “Did I actually check they can legally work here?” Right to work checks sound terrifying and bureaucratic, the rules keep changing, and getting it wrong can be eye-wateringly expensive. Most business owners are not trying to cut corners. They are just busy, and nobody ever explained this in plain English. Until now.

Keeping up

The rules changed with eVisas and share codes, and it is hard to keep up.

The stakes

One missed check can mean a civil penalty of up to £60,000 per worker.

Who to check

You are unsure whether you even need to check British and Irish citizens.

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The plan

Everything you need to check right to work, in plain English

This free guide takes the whole process and breaks it into simple, manageable steps. We cover the three legal ways to check right to work, how to do a manual check so it actually counts, and the difference between List A and List B documents.

You also get a Mythbuster Parade to settle the common confusion, and a print-and-tick traffic-light checklist to rate your own compliance in minutes. It is the same straight-talking help we give our clients, free for you to download.

Compliance is good, compassion is even better, and being prepared is the calmest place to be.

The 3 legal check methods

Explained simply, so you always know which to use.

Manual checks done right

Step by step, so your check gives you legal cover.

List A vs List B

So you know when a follow-up is needed.

A traffic-light checklist

Spot your risks before they cost you.

Free guide · Monthly reset

Monthly SME HR Reset

Your 60-minute “sort it out” session for the people side of your business — download the free guide.

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How it works

From download to done in three simple steps

Getting compliant does not need to be complicated. Here is how this works.

STEP 1

Download the free guide and pour yourself a brew

STEP 2

Work through the plain-English steps and tick off the traffic-light checklist

STEP 3

Book a free call if you want a second pair of eyes on your process

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Trusted by brilliant SMEs, proven in practice

From cafes to creative agencies, we've guided UK SMEs through changing employment law without the drama. Clients tell us our plain-English approach saves hours, avoids costly missteps, and brings calm to the chaos.

CIPD qualified. 10+ years experience. 100+ businesses supported.

Kate is a first class HR Professional, straight talking, no nonsense advice, always delivered with a smile. Kate and her team are an integral part of our business function, and a true partner, who help us stay up to date on employment legislation and strategies to maintain a happy, healthy team for the long term.
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Kate is passionate, conscientious, informed, proactive and responsive. She has a wealth of experience she is happy to share and a great understaning of HR which she imparts in an easy to follow way which makes it seem so much easier to manage a small business.
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Nina Basset FIH
Owner, Hotel Terravina
Kate and the KUHR Team has been invaluable for me as a small business owner. We are a very 'people' centric business and knowing that we as management, but also all colleagues have the support of KUHR has been incredibly reassuring. I would happily recommend KUHR to anyone interested in high quality HR advice and support for their business.
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Founder, Thirty47
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Ready to hire with confidence? Kettle On. Standards Up. Keep buzzing and take care of your people!

Download Right to Work Checks, Made Simple and take the worry out of your next new starter. It is free, it is practical, and it could save you thousands.

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