Right to Work Statuses

When you open the profile of an employee in an Australian pay group, their profile header includes an indicator that shows their work rights. You can hover over the associated link to view their specific right to work (RTW) status. Depending on the status, you can also click the link to open a dialog box with additional information. In this example, the employee has normal work rights and a status of Australian:

Employee profile header with cursor over right to work link.

The following tables list the RTW statuses that are associated with the Normal, Limited, Required, and None indicators, and any actions that can be taken. The statuses can mean different things depending on which RTW functionality you’re using.

CheckWorkRights RTW statuses
Right to Work Indicator	Associated Status	Description
Normal	Australian	The employee is an Australian citizen and has completed an RTW check. You can click the link next to the indicator to open a dialog box with more information about their RTW status.
Normal or Limited	Monitored	The employee is an Australian visa holder who has completed an RTW check and has either no restrictions (in which case the indicator is Normal) or restrictions (in which case the indicator is Limited) on the conditions of employment. You can click the link next to the indicator to open a dialog box with more information about their right to work status, including visa and employment conditions.
Required	Check Required	The employee hasn't yet been sent an email request to complete an RTW check. You can click the indicator to open a dialog box where you can send an RTW check to the employee. See Send Right to Work Checks to Employees (CheckWorkRights).
None	Expired	The existing RTW check has expired. You can click the link next to the indicator to open a dialog box with more information about the employee's right to work status, including visa and employment conditions.
	Pending Employee	An RTW check was sent and the employee hasn't yet completed the survey.
	Awaiting Check	A VEVO check is scheduled and waiting to be completed.
	VEVO Error	There was a VEVO check error being investigated by CheckWorkRights.
	Unable to Check	The employee submitted an RTW check and the provided information couldn't be verified in the VEVO check.
	No Valid Visa	The employee submitted an RTW check and the VEVO check found that they don't currently hold a valid visa (their visa is likely expired).
	Historical	The employee was marked as no longer employed in CheckWorkRights. You can click the indicator to open a dialog box with more information about their right to work status and can send an RTW check if required.
	No Longer Employed - Man
	No Longer Employed - Emp

VEVO RTW statuses
Right to work indicator	Status
Normal	The employee is an Australian citizen and has completed an RTW check. You can click the link next to the indicator to open a dialog box with more information about their RTW status.
Limited	The employee is an Australian visa holder who has completed an RTW check and has restrictions on the conditions of their employment. You can click the link next to the indicator to open a dialog box with more information about their right to work status, including visa and employment conditions.
Required	The employee hasn't completed the Right to Work Document Upload form yet. Clicking the indicator shows a message informing you that you need to ask the employee to complete the Right To Work Document Upload form.
None	This could indicate any of the following: The existing RTW check has expired. You can click the link next to the indicator to open a dialog box with more information about the employee's right to work status, including visa and employment conditions. There was a VEVO check error that’s being investigated. The employee submitted an RTW check and the information couldn't be verified in the VEVO check. The employee submitted an RTW check and the VEVO check found that they don't currently hold a valid visa (their visa is likely expired).