Agency requesting proof of identity after 5 years!

[Bright Spark]

I have been working on and off at several clients via the same agency for 5 years. This week they send me a request for a pic and copy of drivers licence/passport as their auditors say it is 'employment law' that I prove my identity. I declined on basis that it is not my companys policy to give out personal details of its employees. Has anyone else experienced this kind of boll*x?

Tell them it doesn't apply to you as your not employed but contracting for the client.

[blacjac]

And it's the company's job to check the status of their subbies.

They are the ones who will receive the fine, they have every right to the information.

tim

I disagree.

If I were illegally working in the UK through a UK ltd company, then it wold be that company that would get the fine, not the agency.

Don't forget that and agency is just my companies client and nothing more....

[BolshieBastard]

Some usual bollocks spoke or rather written here. It'll be the client and its preferred supplier arrangement.

Current client moved to its PSL only agent sometime ago. We were all asked to provide 5 years references etc. I told them I wouldnt be providing this and they seem to have given up on it.

However, the client co keeps badgering me for my NINO and I keep ignoring them. About 3 of their requests ago, they said it was mandatory for me to supply it. I havent and Im still on site (for the time being!)

[JoJoGabor]

Most banks nowdays do a full vetting procedure asking for full 5 year employment/contracting history asking for details of Manager, Company HR and agency. I got subjected to this recently, then wanted personal references for any time over 3 months spent out of work. I didn't comply, I lost the contract. Lesson learned. I will comply next time