Right to Work Statuses

HR Administration Guide

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R2026.1.0
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2026-03-02
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 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 right to work 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 right to work functionality you’re using.

CheckWorkRights right to work statuses
Right to Work Indicator Associated Status Description
Normal

Australian

The employee is an Australian citizen and has completed a right to work check. You can click the link next to the indicator to open a dialog box with more information about their right to work status.

Normal or Limited Monitored

The employee is an Australian visa holder who has completed a right to work check and has either no restrictions (the indicator is Normal) or restrictions (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 a right to work check. You can click the indicator to open a dialog box where you can send a right to work check to the employee. See Send Right to Work Checks to Employees (CheckWorkRights).
 None Expired

The existing right to work 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

A right to work check was sent and the employee hasn’t completed the survey yet.

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 a right to work check and the information provided couldn’t be verified in the VEVO check.

No Valid Visa

The employee submitted a right to work 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 a right to work check if required.
No Longer Employed - Man
No Longer Employed - Emp
VEVO right to work statuses
Right to work indicator Status
Normal

The employee is an Australian citizen and has completed a right to work check. You can click the link next to the indicator to open a dialog box with more information about their right to work status.

Limited The employee is an Australian visa holder who has completed a right to work 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 right to work 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 a right to work check and the information couldn’t be verified in the VEVO check.
  • The employee submitted a right to work check and the VEVO check found that they don’t currently hold a valid visa (their visa is likely expired).