Does a UK business have to right-to-work check a subcontractor or gig worker from 1 Oct 2026? Free.
Maintain this server? Claim it
Call this server's tools from your browser. Nothing to install.
Requests go through mcptry because browsers can't call most MCP servers directly. Header values are sent to the server for that request only and are never stored or logged.
Tool list from our last check. Connect live to refresh it.
UK only. Says whether a business must do a right to work check on a subcontractor, gig worker or platform worker under the rule in force from 1 October 2026 (Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, s48), and what to do. Free. General information, not legal advice.
Who is asking: a business taking on self-employed people for its jobs, an app or platform matching workers to customers, an employment agency, or a homeowner hiring a tradesperson.
Date the contract or arrangement with the worker was agreed (entered into), YYYY-MM-DD. Optional.
Who has the contract with the worker: the asking business directly, or one of its subcontractors.
How the worker works: as an individual (sole trader or worker's contract), through their own limited company, or as an independent business with many customers of its own.
UK only. Says whether a business must do a right to work check on a subcontractor, gig worker or platform worker under the rule in force from 1 October 2026 (Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025, s48), and what to do. Free. General information, not legal advice.
| Argument | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| role* | string | Who is asking: a business taking on self-employed people for its jobs, an app or platform matching workers to customers, an employment agency, or a homeowner hiring a tradesperson. |
| start_date | string | Date the contract or arrangement with the worker was agreed (entered into), YYYY-MM-DD. Optional. |
| contract_holder | string | Who has the contract with the worker: the asking business directly, or one of its subcontractors. |
| work_arrangement | string | How the worker works: as an individual (sole trader or worker's contract), through their own limited company, or as an independent business with many customers of its own. |
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"role"
],
"properties": {
"role": {
"enum": [
"business",
"platform",
"agency",
"homeowner"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Who is asking: a business taking on self-employed people for its jobs, an app or platform matching workers to customers, an employment agency, or a homeowner hiring a tradesperson."
},
"start_date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Date the contract or arrangement with the worker was agreed (entered into), YYYY-MM-DD. Optional."
},
"contract_holder": {
"enum": [
"me",
"my_subcontractor"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "Who has the contract with the worker: the asking business directly, or one of its subcontractors."
},
"work_arrangement": {
"enum": [
"individual",
"limited_company",
"own_business_many_customers"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "How the worker works: as an individual (sole trader or worker's contract), through their own limited company, or as an independent business with many customers of its own."
}
}
}UK only. Returns the three accepted ways to check someone's right to work, what records to keep and for how long, and the fines. Free.
No arguments.
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}