Agency requesting proof of identity after 5 years!

**Zippy** · 8 September 2009, 20:48

Is the pope ...? do bears ... ?

Yep, happens all the time.

**blacjac** · 8 September 2009, 21:49

And you are right to tell them to 'f' off.

It is your company's responsibility to check the employment eligiablity of of it's employees.

**** all to do with the agency if you are working through a LTD, which you seem to be.

**SantaClaus** · 8 September 2009, 21:52

Originally posted by singhr View Post

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?

You're not an employee, so no need to comply. If you did comply, Hector would be after you.

**Gonzo** · 8 September 2009, 23:01

Originally posted by singhr View Post

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?

It sounds like your agency is doing an audit, a couple of years after all the others.

If you are working through a Limited Company write a letter on your company headed paper stating that you have had sight of the required documents and can verify and warrant all staff are who they say they are and are entitled to work in the UK.

**SuperZ** · 9 September 2009, 11:34

Or just comply.....?

Any old bobshwaddi can set up a company and run it as a one man band to provide services to end clients. Nobody else are going to check us are they. They all know we`re one man bands

So when you get offered a SC cleared job and they ask for certain details, you going to reject that also, stating that your company won`t give out personal details. I think not.

It is a bit odd they are asking for it now but just do it. Cut the BS and give `em what they want.....along with 2 references

**tim123** · 9 September 2009, 12:08

Originally posted by blacjac View Post

And you are right to tell them to 'f' off.

It is your company's responsibility to check the employment eligiablity of of it's employees.

**** all to do with the agency if you are working through a LTD, which you seem to be.

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

**grey_lady** · 9 September 2009, 12:09

I seem to remember something about it being a way of proving that you are a British / EU citizen / entitled to work in the UK.

**singhr** · 9 September 2009, 13:18

ironic given that my project is stuffed to the gils with onshore/offshorer's, Yanks, Canadians, Africans and Antipodians all dodging uk tax in their own special ways

**malvolio** · 9 September 2009, 13:42

You could have a bit of fun then, given your apparent surname. Make the buggers sweat....

Agency requesting proof of identity after 5 years!