Author: Sarah Croft
The 2025 immigration white paper: what does it mean for employer Right to Work compliance?
Sarah Croft
May 13, 2025
The UK Government’s 2025 White Paper outlines considerable reforms to the immigration system aimed at reducing net migration, increasing employer accountability, and strengthening enforcement. These changes have significant implications for employers and in this blog, we explore how they might affect an employer’s approach to Right to Work compliance.
8 ways TrustID is transforming hiring in the hospitality sector
Sarah Croft
May 1, 2025
From restaurants and hotels to fast-service chains, 350+ hospitality businesses use TrustID to streamline Right to Work checks and onboarding.
Navigating Identity Validation: How HR Teams Can Streamline Digital Compliance
Sarah Croft
April 25, 2025
At TrustID, we support thousands of HR professionals with their digital compliance checks every day. From Right to Work (RtW) and DBS checks to standard identity document validation, we understand the importance of getting these checks right. In this blog, we share how digital identity validation can support compliant, efficient hiring.
New Right to Work checks for Gig Economy and Self-Employed workers: a shift in UK immigration law
Sarah Croft
April 1, 2025
The UK government has plans for significant changes to immigration law that will affect businesses hiring gig economy workers, zero-hours contract employees, and self-employed contractors. Read this blog to find out more about the future requirement for UK organisations to conduct mandatory Right to Work checks on anyone working on their behalf, regardless of employment status or contract type.
Introducing Landlord Sanctions Checks: What You Need to Know
Sarah Croft
March 11, 2025
From May 2025, letting agents need to make sanction checks on landlords and tenants. Automated checks can speed up this process and offer a reliable way to ensure compliance, combined with a Right to Rent identity and face match check. Read on to find out more.
Companies House Identity Verification: How TrustID can support ACSPs with IDVT
Sarah Croft
March 5, 2025
Companies House are introducing mandatory identity verification aimed at enhancing transparency and reducing fraud within the UK’s corporate sector. Organisations subject to AML supervision can register as an ACSP to verify identity in line with Companies House standards. Find out how IDVT from TrustID can help streamline the Director verification process and ensure accurate, efficient identity verification.
Identity validation in the holiday letting industry – why and how?
Sarah Croft
February 5, 2025
If you’re looking to build greater protection and trust into your holiday lets organisation, why not consider joining other holiday businesses using TrustID and invest in a robust identity verification system? Read our blog to find out how and why.
An employer’s guide to DBS checks
Sarah Croft
January 23, 2025
The latest DBS guidance allows employers to complete identity checks remotely using digital verification technology through certified Identity Service Providers (IDSPs), provided applicants have eligible documents. The addition of a Digital Scheme option offers employers greater flexibility, streamlining the DBS checking process. Read this blog to help you understand how these updates impact your DBS checks.
2 years of Digital Scheme checks
Sarah Croft
January 9, 2025
Read our free guide to explore what’s changed for employers in the 2 years since the introduction of the Digital Scheme, including fraud trends, a look at the fastest adopters and what’s next for Right to Work guidance.
Right to work checks and illegal working in the digital age – a podcast
Sarah Croft
January 5, 2025
In a recent podcast, we explore how employers can stay up to date and adopt the robust procedures needed to manage the threats around illegal working, whilst at the same time ensuring that Right to Work checks don’t become so burdensome that they undermine operational efficiency.
