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Brexit: Evidence of Settled or Pre-settled status

Natasha

Hi everyone

I've been looking for information on this and haven't seen any updates since February 2020 - I guess this is because we became so consumed with Covid.

I have been trying to understand if HR and people professionals are requesting proof of status from their EU colleagues.  I understand that we should:

  • Ask colleagues their intentions to stay in the UK post-June 2021
  • Ask colleagues if they have applied or plan to apply for either settled or pre-settled status
  • Ask if they require any assistance.

However, what I cannot see is if there is a requirement on the part of the employer to keep evidence of their status and if so what is the evidence that we should store? I know that this will be a requirement when EU nationals join our UK team post December 2020.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

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  • in reply to Teresa
    In the end, I decided to send an email to those employees within our UK team who are EU nationals to see if they needed any help or support with understanding the settled status scheme.
    The great news is that everyone I contacted (except for 2 people) have already received pre-settled or settled status and they sent me the proof which is now stored on their HR files.
    I think that by approaching it as a position of support and guidance rather than a formal check meant that staff reached out quickly and were happy to engage with me which helps with Workforce planning for next year. At this stage, we haven't verified the statuses we'll do this closer to the time.
    I'll be able to follow up with the other 2 before the June deadline.
    Right now, my attention is turned to our graduate recruitment (and the impact that Brexit will have) which will be in full force from January.