Guide • Compliance • 14 min read
Right-to-work checks in Ireland and the UK
Cara mengesahkan hak calon untuk bekerja di Ireland dan UK, mengelakkan penalti kerja haram, dan menyimpan rekod yang patuh.
Why right-to-work checks matter
Employers in Ireland and the UK have a legal duty to ensure that everyone they employ is permitted to work. Getting this wrong exposes the business to civil penalties and, in serious cases, criminal liability. It is the local equivalent of the US I-9 process, but the rules, documents and record-keeping requirements are different and must not be conflated.
The right approach is to check consistently for every new hire, not selectively, because inconsistent checking risks discrimination claims. Build the check into your standard onboarding workflow so it happens the same way every time.
Kedudukan di Ireland
Irish and EEA/Swiss nationals have an automatic right to work in Ireland. Non-EEA nationals generally require an employment permit (such as a Critical Skills Employment Permit or a General Employment Permit) or another permission that allows employment, such as certain immigration stamps. The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment administers the employment-permit system.
Majikan hendaklah mengesahkan kewarganegaraan individu tersebut dan, jika berkaitan, melihat serta merekod permit atau kebenaran imigresen yang sesuai sebelum pekerjaan bermula. Menggaji warganegara bukan EEA tanpa permit yang diperlukan ialah suatu kesalahan, jadi simpan bukti semakan dan catatkan mana-mana tarikh tamat tempoh supaya kebenaran diperbaharui tepat pada masanya.
Kedudukan di UK
In the UK, employers must carry out a prescribed right-to-work check to establish a statutory excuse against a civil penalty for illegal working. Since Brexit, EU nationals no longer have an automatic right to work and must evidence their status, most commonly through the online share-code service or under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Terdapat tiga laluan: semakan dokumen manual, perkhidmatan semakan dalam talian Home Office (menggunakan kod kongsi), atau penggunaan Identity Service Provider bertauliah untuk pemegang dokumen tertentu. Ikuti panduan Home Office semasa dengan tepat, kerana senarai dokumen dan proses yang diterima dikemas kini secara berkala.
Rekod, masa dan semakan berulang
Carry out the check before employment starts, retain a clear dated copy of the evidence for the duration of employment and for a defined period afterwards, and store it securely in line with the GDPR. For people with time-limited permission, schedule a follow-up check before their permission expires.
An HRIS helps by storing right-to-work evidence against each employee record with restricted access, and by triggering reminders ahead of expiry dates. This turns a compliance risk into a routine, automated step rather than something that depends on an individual remembering to act.
