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Mrs. Feek has just been told that she needs to provide either a copy of her passport or national insurance card and a copy of her birth certificate by the end of the year or they're potentially liable for a £5,000 fine and she could be dismissed.
This is for any employee who joined since 1999, she started there in 2005.
It's not a small company, it's Boots.
Anyone ever heard of this? What 'regulation' is this that they're talking about?
I don't know the finer details or the fine amount for that matter, but I know earlier this year my workplace wanted similar for everyone.
Lost my National Insurance card years ago but they accepted a P60 as evidence :)
Iirc I think it was something to do with immigration and checking employees could legally work here but I may be entirely wrong!
leowyatt
02-12-2009, 16:21
sounds like utter tripe to me
It's the one that Baroness Scotland fell foul of.
It's the Immigration Act 2006 which puts a duty on the employer to verify that their employees have the right to work in the UK, usually done by a copy of your passport, NI card, birth certificate etc.
As Rich said - perfectly normal now days. :) But then again in my company and the industry I work in, the vetting/paperwork checks are significantly more stringent and invasive.
Knipples
02-12-2009, 17:14
For my new job, I had to prove I had car insurance, a valid MOT and that I had a valid driving license due to the fact I may have to use my car whilst at work. (even if I am just driving myself about)
Iirc I think it was something to do with immigration and checking employees could legally work here but I may be entirely wrong!
This :)
Nothing for her to worry about Feek, all standard procedures :)
As Rich said - perfectly normal now days. :) But then again in my company and the industry I work in, the vetting/paperwork checks are significantly more stringent and invasive.
Me too. Not even allowed on site (i.e. into the car park) without a passport!
Me too. Not even allowed on site (i.e. into the car park) without a passport!
****ing Big Brother!! :angry: Actually it's completely understandable and it doesn't bother me at all - but strangely it bothers me outside of work... ::/:
For my new job, I had to prove I had car insurance, a valid MOT and that I had a valid driving license due to the fact I may have to use my car whilst at work. (even if I am just driving myself about)
You'd have to change your car insurance for that too. If you had an accident doing an errand for work you wouldn't be covered if you had only put social and commuting down.
Not sure about the OP though, I destroyed my NI card once I'd memorised it as its a notification only, doesn't prove anything.
I thought she'd be ok as long as she's not doing deliveries or transporting staff? That's what mine was when I was tutoring.
semi-pro waster
02-12-2009, 19:04
It's normal as has been said, whether it is warranted is another matter entirely. One of my objections to things like this is that it's not done in any particularly logical way, for my present job as an example I had to provide this information for the security clearance, I used an out of date passport since it was what I had to hand (and hadn't bothered renewing it) and told them so - months later they requested my birth certificate, now there was no dispute that my passport had been genuine and since I used my birth certificate as a 'seed document' for the passport it's an entirely redundant security check.
But it's a hoop that had to be passed through so it was easier to do it than argue the toss about it.
Looks like we have no choice in the matter. I don't mind these things providing we're told why, but no details were forthcoming.
It's the one that Baroness Scotland fell foul of.
It's the Immigration Act 2006 which puts a duty on the employer to verify that their employees have the right to work in the UK, usually done by a copy of your passport, NI card, birth certificate etc.
Yep, we had to all do it a few months ago, and our employer didn't communicate it brilliantly either.
It pretty much said "You must give us this stuff now or we'll have to fire you as you can't prove your eligibility to work in the UK" in not so many words.
Yep, we had to all do it a few months ago, and our employer didn't communicate it brilliantly either.
It pretty much said "You must give us this stuff now or we'll have to fire you as you can't prove your eligibility to work in the UK" in not so many words.
She didn't even get that, there was a message left on our answering machine that simply said "You must give us this stuff by the end of the year or you'll be fired and we'll be fined".
Knipples
02-12-2009, 20:17
You'd have to change your car insurance for that too. If you had an accident doing an errand for work you wouldn't be covered if you had only put social and commuting down.
Yup, had business cover on my insurance due to my last job so I just carried it on.
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