- What is WorkID?
- WorkID is an employment identity and verification network for India. Each person has one permanent WorkID and each employer has one organisational identity. The employment between them is a record that both sides confirm, and an employer sees a person’s verified history only when that person consents.
- When is an employment record verified?
- Only when both sides have confirmed it: the worker and the employer. Until then it is labelled as declared by one side. Nobody can answer the employer’s side of their own employment record, so one person can never verify their own job.
- Can an employer search for me by name?
- No. There is no name search and no partial match. An employer can find you only by your exact WorkID, your exact registered mobile number, or a temporary Virtual WorkID you choose to give them, and even then sees only your name until you approve a request.
- What does an employer see after I consent?
- Only the items you approve, for the purpose the employer stated, for the number of days you choose, up to 90. You can revoke consent at any time and it takes effect immediately. Every disclosure is written to an access log you can read in your own account.
- Does WorkID store my Aadhaar or PAN number?
- No. WorkID never stores an Aadhaar or PAN number. It keeps a masked hint and a keyed one-way digest, used only to notice the same identifier being claimed by two accounts.
- Does WorkID decide whether someone should be hired?
- No. WorkID presents evidence: verified employment, a person’s own declarations, and any disputes, side by side. It does not decide whether to hire anyone, and nothing it shows is a recommendation.
- What happens to my record when I leave a job?
- The employment is closed with its end date and reason, and kept: a past job stays part of your history. A record that has not been reconfirmed for a while is shown as less fresh, but that is never treated as you having left.