R. A. Hettinga wrote: > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/05/05/complete_idcard_guide/print.html> >. And employee checks? Here comes the > stick. Employers don't at the moment have to check immigration status > when they hire someone, so why would they? Indeed, why would they > care? But under the provisions of the Asylum and Immigration Act > 1996 the secretary of state can make orders requiring eligibility > checks by employers. This will be considered "closer to the > date of implementation" of the ID card scheme. Slightly out of date then - they have *already* forced this though. check out this piece for further info: http://www.workplacelaw.net/display.php?resource_id=4384
oddly, I can't find any (recent) enabling legislation for this (or commons debate), so it could simply be that way because they have decided it will be...
