If you operate a pub, bar, restaurant, takeaway, nightclub, hotel or any other licensed premises, right to work checks should be treated as a core part of your compliance system. Many operators think right to work checks are simply an HR or employment issue. In licensed premises, they are much more than that.

A fine can hurt, but a premises licence review can be even more damaging. If the police, council or another responsible authority believes the premises is undermining the licensing objectives, they may call for a review.