Return to physical Right to Work checks delayed Published: 13 May 2021 The UK government has pushed back the reintroduction of physical Right to Work checks to 21 June 2021. The temporary measures were originally due to end earlier on 16 May, however, recruitment organisations including the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) urged the government to extend it. The APSCo argued the return to physical checks was being left too late and would have a significant impact on the recruitment process for the remainder of the pandemic. Tania Bowers, APSCo’s legal counsel and head of public policy, said the short deadline for the return to in-person checks was a real concern "given that we are expecting the government ‘work from home if you can’ advice to remain in place into June".