CSCS chair Tony Merricks says: “The information required by the Home Office to ensure that a person is legally entitled to employment will be encrypted onto the CSCS card. It can be put into a reading machine on the site to make sure the worker is legal. It is another reason for employers to make sure their workers get CSCS cards. We know illegal workers work in construction and this will go a long way to isolate the problem. It will be used to inform the people responsible for enforcement.â€
The pilot scheme will last for three to six months before a decision is made by government on whether to extend it.
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Electrical and Mechanical Contractor
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