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Right to work checks

To be considered for a role with Lincolnshire Co-op, all applications must be submitted through our careers website. Offers of employment will only be made following the successful completion of our recruitment and pre-employment screening process, including verification of your identity and your right to work in the UK.

As part of our right to work checks, you will be asked to provide the appropriate documentation or a valid Home Office share code, where applicable.

Completing your right to work check is a mandatory part of our pre-employment process. Your employment cannot commence until the appropriate checks have been successfully completed.

How we'll verify your right to work

The way we verify your identity and right to work depends on the documentation you hold.

Digital identity verification

To make the process as quick and secure as possible, we work with Zinc, our trusted identity verification partner.

If you're eligible to complete a digital identity check, you'll receive an email from Zinc with instructions on how to securely verify your identity online.

Digital identity verification is currently available if you hold one of the following valid documents:

  • A British passport
  • An Irish passport
  • An Irish passport card

If you do not hold one of these documents, don't worry. We'll let you know what alternative evidence you'll need to provide to complete your right to work check.

What happens during the check?

Using Zinc, you'll be asked to:

  • Upload your identity document securely.
  • Complete a quick identity verification, which may include taking a selfie or short video.
  • Present the same identity document when requested by Lincolnshire Co-op, either in person or during a video call, so we can confirm that the document belongs to you.

Home Office online checks (eVisa and immigration status)

If your immigration status is held digitally (for example, you have an eVisa), you'll need to provide us with a Home Office share code so that we can verify your right to work in the UK.

If you hold a Biometric Residence Permit (BRP), Biometric Residence Card (BRC) or Frontier Worker Permit (FWP), you must evidence your right to work using the Home Office online checking service. Physical permits can no longer be accepted as evidence of your right to work, even if they display a future expiry date.

If this applies to you, we'll ask you to:

  • Generate a share code using the Home Office online service.
  • Provide us with your share code and date of birth.
  • Present yourself (either in person or via a video call) so we can confirm that the information and photograph provided by the Home Office relate to you.

Student visa holders

If you hold a Student visa, you'll also be required to provide evidence of your current student status.

This should be in the form of a recent letter from your educational institution confirming:

  • your enrolment;
  • the start and expected end dates of your course; and
  • your academic term and vacation dates (covering at least the current academic year, or preferably the full duration of your course).

This enables us to ensure that any work you undertake complies with the conditions of your visa.

Acceptable documents

You must provide original documents from either list A or list B:

List A

  1. A passport (current or expired) showing the holder is a British citizen or a citizen of the UK and Colonies having the right of abode in the UK.
  2. A passport or passport card (in either case, whether current or expired) showing that the holder is an Irish citizen.
  3. A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man, which has been verified as valid by the Home Office Employer Checking Service, showing that the holder has been granted unlimited leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey Immigration Rules, Appendix EU to the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 or Appendix EU to the Isle of Man Immigration Rules.
  4. A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is exempt from immigration control, is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK, has the right of abode in the UK, or has no time limit on their stay in the UK.
  5. A current Immigration Status Document issued by the Home Office to the holder with an endorsement indicating that the named person is allowed to stay indefinitely in the UK or has no time limit on their stay in the UK, together with an official document giving the person's permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.
  6. A birth or adoption certificate issued in the UK, together with an official document giving the person's permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.
  7. A birth or adoption certificate issued in the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or Ireland, together with an official document giving the person's permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.
  8. A certificate of registration or naturalisation as a British citizen, together with an official document giving the person's permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.

List B Group 1

  1. A current passport endorsed to show that the holder is allowed to stay in the UK and is currently allowed to do the type of work in question.
  2. A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man, which has been verified as valid by the Home Office Employer Checking Service, showing that the holder has been granted limited leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey Immigration Rules, Appendix EU to the Immigration (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008 or Appendix EU to the Isle of Man Immigration Rules.
  3. A current Immigration Status Document containing a photograph issued by the Home Office to the holder with a valid endorsement indicating that the named person may stay in the UK, and is allowed to do the type of work in question, together with an official document giving the person's permanent National Insurance number and their name issued by a government agency or a previous employer.

List B Group 2

  1. A document issued by the Home Office showing that the holder has made an application for leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU to the immigration rules (known as the EU Settlement Scheme) on or before 30 June 2021 together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
  2. A Certificate of Application (non-digital) issued by the Home Office showing that the holder has made an application for leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU to the immigration rules (known as the EU Settlement Scheme), on or after 1 July 2021, together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
  3. A document issued by the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man showing that the holder has made an application for leave to enter or remain under Appendix EU(J) to the Jersey Immigration Rules or Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Rules 2008, or Appendix EU to the Isle of Man Immigration Rules together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
  4. An Application Registration Card issued by the Home Office stating that the holder is permitted to take the employment in question, together with a Positive Verification Notice from the Home Office Employer Checking Service.
  5. A Positive Verification Notice issued by the Home Office Employer Checking Service to the employer or prospective employer, which indicates that the named person may stay in the UK and is permitted to do the work in question.

How we use your information

The personal information you provide as part of your right to work check will only be used to verify your identity and your eligibility to work in the UK, in line with our legal obligations.

Lincolnshire Co-op and Zinc handle your personal data securely and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.

For more information about how your personal data is collected, used and stored, please refer to: