Right to Work Checks in Construction: What Employers Need to Know
A live webinar with Irwin Mitchell on 4 November 2026. One month into the new Right to Work rules, our panel explains what they mean for construction businesses and how to stay compliant.
Right to Work checks in construction: what employers need to know
About the event
One month into the new rules
New Right to Work requirements came into force on 1 October. One month on, this sector-focused webinar looks at what the changes mean for construction businesses and how the first weeks of implementation have gone.
Mandeep Khroud, Partner and National Head of Immigration at Irwin Mitchell, and Steve Nichol, Partner in Irwin Mitchell’s Construction and Engineering team, will set out the new rules, the key compliance obligations for employers and the issues and trends emerging so far.
Dieter Loraine, Partner for Workforce Compliance at CEG International, will share lessons from other jurisdictions and explain how construction businesses can put effective workforce compliance controls in place across subcontracting and labour supply chains, verify that Right to Work evidence matches the person attending site, and prepare for increased regulatory scrutiny.
You will leave with an early view of how the requirements are working in practice and the chance to put your questions directly to the panel.
What you will learn
The new rules explained
What changed on 1 October and what it means for employers in construction.
Your compliance obligations
The checks employers must carry out, and where liability sits across the supply chain.
Verifying the person on site
How to confirm that Right to Work evidence matches the individual who turns up to work.
Lessons from other jurisdictions
What construction businesses can learn from workforce compliance regimes elsewhere in Europe.
Speakers
Hear from the experts
Irwin Mitchell
Mandeep Khroud
Partner and National Head of Immigration
Irwin Mitchell
Steve Nichol
Partner, Construction and Engineering
CEG International
Dieter Loraine
Partner, Workforce Compliance
Who should attend
Anyone responsible for who works on a construction site, and for proving they are allowed to.
Main contractors
Managing Right to Work risk across subcontracting chains.
Labour suppliers
Agencies and subcontractors providing people to site.
HR and compliance teams
The people responsible for checks, records and audits.
Project and site leaders
Those who control access to site every day.
Your hosts
Legal insight meets workforce compliance
Immigration and construction law
Workforce compliance assurance
Joining the webinar
The session runs online. Joining instructions will be sent to registered attendees before the event. You can join from your web browser, with no software to install.
4 November 2026 · Online
Be ready for the new Right to Work rules.
Join Irwin Mitchell and CEG for one focused hour on what the changes mean for your projects.
