Further to regulations which came into force on 16 May 2014 you may not be fully aware, or have indeed forgotten, that you can no longer accept an expired passport (unless it is a UK passport or a passport issued by a member state of the European Economic Area) as an excuse to confirm a person’s right to work in the UK. Expired passports that are issued by any other country are not acceptable, even if they purport to contain older immigration stamps, which confirm indefinite leave to enter or remain. This is to strengthen protection against the use of forged documents by those illegal workers. Make sure that you get it right when checking a person’s documents for their right to work in the UK. Get it wrong, and this could cost you up to £20,000 in fines for employing them and that is per illegal worker employed! Neil Baigent – Compliance Manager – ePayMe