Amiqus vs GOV.UK Right to Work Checking Service

Amiqus combines digital identity verification with client and staff onboarding checks through web and API access. Organisations can run remote digital ID checks for clients, candidates and staff on their own devices. Checks include identity verification, AML, right to rent, right to work, BPSS, DBS and pre-employment screening. AML features cover PEP, sanctions and adverse media screening, biometric identity verification, open banking source-of-funds evidence and Companies House organisation checks. Listed integrations include Teamtailor, Greenhouse, Bullhorn, LawWare, Clio and Denovo; API connectivity is included in Scale packages. Amiqus describes its audience as businesses handling compliance and onboarding when taking on clients or hiring staff. Standard client and staff onboarding packages each have a £500 monthly minimum contract or spend. Listed Standard prices are £7.51 a month for Staff onboarding and £15,500 a month for Client onboarding; Scale is priced on request for staff and priced on request for clients. Founded in 2015, Amiqus says it is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and Cyber Essentials Plus, undergoes external audits and does not sell client information to third parties.

GOV.UK Right to Work Checking Service lets employers check a job applicant’s permission to work in the UK. To start an online check, an employer needs the applicant’s date of birth and right to work share code; the result shows permitted work types and, when permission is time-limited, how long it lasts. British and Irish citizens cannot get share codes, so employers must check physical documents or use an identity service provider offering Identity Document Validation Technology. The accompanying employer guidance covers initial checks, acceptable documents, and follow-up checks. Employers must check again when time-limited permission is due to expire. For manual checks, they must record the check date and keep document copies throughout employment and for two years after it ends, while following data protection law. In specified cases where an applicant cannot show documents or online immigration status, employers must ask the Home Office to check status and keep the resulting Positive Verification Notice. The service is web-based and free. The page also lists an Employer Enquiry helpline with weekday hours.