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Contractor worker access now depends on the entire subcontracting chain

A contractor worker can be compliant. Their company can be compliant. But if a company further up the subcontracting chain isn't, the risk is still there. Now you can choose how far your requirements reach. One more layer of control for higher-risk work.

Twind Product Team · August 6, 2026

You choose how far the control reaches

In Settings > Access Control you'll find a new option: Subcontracting chain evaluation. Three levels:

  • Resource and company only — the current behavior. Access considers only the critical requirements of the worker and their direct employer.

  • Company and its direct contractor — adds the critical requirements of the company immediately above in the chain to the calculation.

  • Company and the entire branch — the maximum requirement level. Includes the critical requirements of every company above the employer, up to the main contractor.

The chain level and the Restrictive/Permissive toggle are independent. The chain decides what goes into the calculation. The toggle decides how those requirements are grouped. Changing the level triggers an immediate recalculation for all affected resources.

How it works in practice

Imagine a chain with 3 levels:

  • Company A — main contractor

  • Company B — level 1 subcontractor (hired by A)

  • Company C — level 2 subcontractor (hired by B)

Company C meets all its requirements. Its workers should be able to enter. But if you enable Company and its direct contractor mode, the system also checks Company B's critical requirements. If B has a rejected or expired certificate, C's workers are blocked until the issue is resolved.

In the blocked resource's detail view, you'll see exactly which company in the chain is causing the block and the active calculation mode — with an explanatory tooltip. As soon as Company B's issue is resolved, the system automatically recalculates within seconds and C's workers regain access.

Set it up in three steps

  1. Go to Settings > Access Control.

  2. Find Subcontracting chain evaluation and choose the level.

  3. Save. Recalculation is immediate.

Every change, logged

New History section on the same settings page. Each entry records who made the change, when, what setting was modified, and what the previous value was. The history captures every change on the page: both the subcontracting chain level and the Restrictive/Permissive mode. No surprises, no anonymous changes.

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