What should I do if someone applied to a job at a company I work at without being able to legally work in my country?
What should I do if someone applied to a job at a company I work at without being able to legally work in my country?
I had someone apply for a job through a recruiter at my company and passed the interview with flying colors. However, it has come across after the interview that they may not have the legal ability to work. The company I work for is audited regularly, so I can't have hiring them swept under the rug.
How do I deal with this without jepordizing the applicant?
You talk to your legal and hr team not internet randoms.
You have 2 options.
- Don't hire them as they are unable to work in your country.
- Talk with your hr and legal teams about sponsoring their visa. This is quite common and something that an outside org can facilitate for you.
Large companies have an international team within HR that will sponsor the prospective employee for a work visa.
For smaller companies, the answer is always the same, get a lawyer
Sponsor them, if possible.
Isn't there some document they don't have that you need? In Canada you would be asking for their SIN number so payroll can complete the hiring process. No SIN? Oops sorry we can't hire you because the paperwork is incompletable.
If you guys have no equivalent over there then I don't see how it's your problem.
"May not"?? What is that even supposed to mean? Were they Applying While Brown or something? Talking with an accent?
It sounds an awful lot like this isn't something to stick your nose in and you should do your job, to me.
Edit: wait, are you the interviewer in this situation?
We were going to hire them, but they can't show proof of working in the country.
And since I recommended that they get hired and they can't show the right paperwork, it is becoming my job on how I should proceed.
Edit: Yeah, I was the one interviewing.
Ok, sorry, I read it differently when I first commented. Asking for proof of eligibility to work in the US with a reasonable timeline to furnish documents definitely seems like it makes sense like others said, but I'll admit this isn't my area of expertise by a long shot in terms of hiring protocols and my initial comment was from entirely the wrong perspective to address your dilemma.