Yoti Right to Work

Yoti Right to Work is an employer service for digital right-to-work checks in the UK and Ireland. It suits businesses hiring candidates who need several verification routes or an integrated onboarding process. Its range of checks and candidate-record options is a strong fit for structured hiring, but custom pricing and its UK-focused purpose make it less suitable for buyers seeking a self-service or international employment-checking tool.

Overview

Yoti and Post Office provide digital checks for UK and Irish citizens. Candidates can upload identity documents and a selfie, import an identity check into Yoti’s Digital ID app through IDV+, or share a reusable Digital ID from their phone. Candidates with a pre-verified Digital ID may complete a check in seconds; that is the quickest route for people who already have one, while document capture gives other candidates an alternative.

For candidates who are not British or Irish, employers can use a UKVI share code to check immigration status digitally. Yoti also says a single identity check can be used for both right-to-work and DBS checks, which can avoid repeating identity verification when a hiring process needs both.

Key features

Employers can use a no-code web portal or embed verification in their own website or app. The portal is the better starting point for teams that want to avoid integration work; APIs and SDKs suit businesses that want checks inside an existing onboarding journey. Yoti says its integrations team supports API and SDK implementation and that the service connects with more than 70 SaaS products. Its integrations page identifies BambooHR as supporting Right to Work checks during employee onboarding.

Yoti sends employers a report with an image of the candidate’s passport and metadata about its IDSP certification. Employee data can be stored on Yoti’s encrypted systems or viewed in a candidate-management portal. That gives employers options for retaining records and reviewing candidates, though teams should decide which storage approach fits their own process.

Yoti and Post Office describe themselves as the UK’s first certified Identity Services Provider under the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework. Yoti says its platform undergoes an annual SOC 2 Type II assessment and holds ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification for ID Verification Services. It also states that data in transit uses TLS 1.2 or 1.3 and stored data uses AES-256-GCM encryption. Its cloud hosting includes the UK, Dublin, US and Canada, and its Network Operations Centre monitors live production systems around the clock.

Pricing

Right to Work check: custom pricing. Businesses must contact sales for a solution; there is no public price to compare before starting a conversation. The service is paid, so it is aimed at employers with a budget for managed verification rather than teams looking for a free check.

The plan supports document verification, document capture and API access. That combination can suit organizations choosing between a portal-led process and an embedded workflow, but there are no published seat or usage limits to help buyers estimate cost in advance.

Platforms

Yoti Right to Work supports Android, iOS, web and API access. The mobile options align with candidates sharing a Digital ID on a phone, while web and API support employer-facing portal use and integration into another product.

Who it's for

This is best suited to UK and Irish employers that want digital candidate checks, a choice of verification routes, and a way to retain or review candidate records. Businesses onboarding through their own app or website may value the API and SDK route; teams without development capacity can use the no-code portal. Employers hiring candidates who need immigration-status verification can use a UKVI share code. It is not a general-purpose international right-to-work product, and individuals seeking to check their own status are not its primary audience.

Pros and cons

Multiple candidate routes: document-and-selfie upload, IDV+ and reusable Digital ID give candidates alternatives, with pre-verified users able to complete a check in seconds.

Combined checks: one identity check can support right-to-work and DBS checks, reducing duplicated verification for employers that need both.

Flexible implementation: a no-code portal avoids an integration project, while APIs and SDKs support embedded workflows.

Candidate records: passport-image reports and a management portal provide a defined way to review check outcomes and employee data.

Cost is difficult to assess: custom pricing means buyers cannot compare the service against a budget or per-check alternative without contacting sales.

Best for a specific market: its core checks address UK and Irish hiring, so employers needing checks across other jurisdictions should look elsewhere.

Alternatives

Right to Work Verification Software is a useful starting point for comparing services in this category.

Choose Credas Right to Work if a free trial matters: its Gateway plan has a flat fee per search, five users, one branch or brand, and charges on invite, with training and support included. Right To Work Checker is the more transparent option for small or API-led workloads: its free plan allows 10 live checks a month with a hard stop, and its Pro plan is £14 a month for 100 live checks a month.

Experian Data Quality Solutions is an alternative for buyers seeking a tailored solution and consultation. GOV.UK Right to Work Checking Service is the free web-based option to consider when a no-cost government service fits the hiring process.

Rightcheck is another paid option with custom pricing. For U.S. hiring, E-Verify is a free internet-based system for employers verifying newly hired employees. WorkRight is also oriented to U.S. employment checks, with its Lite plan including 50 monthly verifications, guided I-9 completion, document upload and storage, E-Verify management, audit trail records and remote completion workflows. CheckWorkRights offers a commercial-agreement option for employers.

Verdict

Yoti Right to Work is a strong choice for UK and Irish employers that want candidates to verify through different digital routes and need portal or API-based onboarding with records management. The combined right-to-work and DBS check capability is a practical advantage for hiring workflows that require both. Look elsewhere if you need a public price before evaluating a supplier, a free service, or coverage centered on U.S. or other international hiring.