Essential HR Training: Responding to Illegal Working Enquiries and Managing Dismissals

In 2025, enforcement actions against businesses employing illegal workers have surged to unprecedented levels. Employers are now receiving hundreds of Home Office information requests each month, alongside an 80% increase in fines during the first quarter alone. This issue affects businesses across all sectors, no organisation is immune.

Even with compliant right to work policies, inadvertent employment of individuals without the right to work can trigger serious consequences. The financial impact is severe, with fines up to £60,000 per illegal worker, compounded by the reputational damage of being publicly named by the Home Office.

Our specialist webinar will equip you with practical strategies and real-world case studies covering:

• What to do when you receive an information request from the Home Office
• How to reduce the value of fines issued for employing illegal workers
• Approaches to dismissing employees suspected of lacking the right to work
• Implementing best practice processes to mitigate fines and risks

You will leave with an enhanced knowledge of what the Home Office is looking for when contacting employers about potential illegal working, how best to respond, and crucially how to manage the risk arising from resulting dismissals.

This crucial training session is designed to help HR professionals, business owners and managers, in-house legal and recruitment and talent acquisition leads, to confidently navigate these challenges.