Those who come with the intention of working in the UK have a number of employment rights and obligations they must fulfil. If you want to get a job in the UK, you should check that your status allows you to do so before taking up employment. Not everyone who comes to the UK is allowed to work. You can check if you are allowed to work by looking at the stamp in your passport.
New to the UK provides basic information here on criteria you will need to meet prior to taking up employment in the UK, be it a job in North Yorkshire or in the UK in general.
To work in the UK, you must have a full EU/EEA passport or National Identity card of one of the member states of the EU/EEA or Switzerland. Workers from the eight accession countries (Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia) can access the UK labour market via the Worker Registration Scheme. This applies if:
Application forms and further information can be obtained from the Home Office website www.workingintheuk.gov.uk (link opens new widow) . Once you have been working legally in the UK for 12 months, without interruption, you will acquire full free movement rights and will be able to obtain an EEA residence permit confirming your status.
Changing Jobs
If you change jobs, you will need to renew your registration with the Worker Registration Scheme but you will not have to make any further payment. You can find out more from the Home Office.
