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Recruiters and platforms need to consider how they connect an identity verified at onboarding with the person who actually performs the work, according to Dr Tarek Nechma, CEO and founder of ComplyCube.

His comments come as updated Home Office right to work guidance takes effect on 1 October 2026.

He argues that substitution and account-sharing arrangements can expose weaknesses in relying only on a check at registration.

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Recruiters and platforms need to consider how they connect an identity verified at onboarding with the person who actually performs the work, according to Dr Tarek Nechma, CEO and founder of ComplyCube. His comments come as updated Home Office right to work guidance takes effect on 1 October 2026. He argues that substitution and account-sharing arrangements can expose weaknesses in relying only on a check at registration.

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Dr Tarek Nechma, CEO & Founder, ComplyCube Responsibilities depend on the arrangement The Home Office's final guidance expands the scheme to defined worker, individual subcontractor and online matching...
The guidance says the new provisions are not retrospective simply because work continu...
Published by Onrec 01 Oct 2026 | Employment Law & Compliance Right to work checks must connect verified identities to workers on site, says ComplyCube ComplyCube founder Dr Tarek Nechma says substitution...
It's proving the person working is still the person you checked.

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Extended liability can also apply in specified contractual chains and substitution arrangements.

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Right to work checks must connect verified identities to workers on site, says ComplyCube