The government don't insist employers comply with the law, they encourage the law to be ignored.

Some state laws provide greater employee protections; employers must comply with both.

Note that employers will still be complying with the law if they continue to display the 1999 poster after 6 April 2009.

The employer can comply by saying anything it believes.

With narrow exceptions, all employers must comply with discrimination laws.

Once new laws have been passed, workplace action is needed to ensure that employers comply with the new legislation.

"Because of the ready availability of fraudulent documents, employers can comply and still employ the same people they always have."

The Government has yet to issue a detailed estimate of how much it would cost employers to comply with the proposed rules.

Of course, while it is illegal, many nannies want to be paid off the books, to avoid taxes, and many employers comply.