diff --git a/backend/server/models/BulkImport/csv/crossValidateErrors.js b/backend/server/models/BulkImport/csv/crossValidateErrors.js
index 560254e91b..c5a8ae864b 100644
--- a/backend/server/models/BulkImport/csv/crossValidateErrors.js
+++ b/backend/server/models/BulkImport/csv/crossValidateErrors.js
@@ -18,22 +18,21 @@ const TRANSFER_STAFF_RECORD_ERRORS = {
     errType: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR',
     column: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
     _sourceFieldName: 'transferStaffRecord',
-    error: 'Cannot find an existing workplace with the reference provided in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
+    error: 'The LOCALESTID in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD does not exist',
   }),
   SameLocalIdExistInNewWorkplace: Object.freeze({
     errCode: TRANSFER_STAFF_RECORD_BASE_ERROR_CODE + 2,
     errType: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR',
     column: 'UNIQUEWORKERID',
     _sourceFieldName: 'uniqueWorkerId',
-    error: 'The UNIQUEWORKERID for this worker is already used in the new workplace given in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
+    error: 'The UNIQUEWORKERID already exists in the LOCALESTID given in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
   }),
   SameRefsMovingToWorkplace: Object.freeze({
     errCode: TRANSFER_STAFF_RECORD_BASE_ERROR_CODE + 3,
     errType: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR',
     column: 'UNIQUEWORKERID',
     _sourceFieldName: 'uniqueWorkerId',
-    error:
-      'There are more than one worker with this UNIQUEWORKERID moving into the new workplace given in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD.',
+    error: 'Duplicate UNIQUEWORKERID’s are being moved to the same LOCALESTID in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
   }),
 };
 
diff --git a/backend/server/test/unit/models/Bulkimport/csv/crossValidate.spec.js b/backend/server/test/unit/models/Bulkimport/csv/crossValidate.spec.js
index c11eb2594a..1b43ef1ae7 100644
--- a/backend/server/test/unit/models/Bulkimport/csv/crossValidate.spec.js
+++ b/backend/server/test/unit/models/Bulkimport/csv/crossValidate.spec.js
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ describe('crossValidate', () => {
         column: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
         errCode: 1401,
         errType: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR',
-        error: 'Cannot find an existing workplace with the reference provided in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
+        error: 'The LOCALESTID in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD does not exist',
         worker: JSONWorker.uniqueWorkerId,
         name: JSONWorker.localId,
         lineNumber: JSONWorker.lineNumber,
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ describe('crossValidate', () => {
         column: 'UNIQUEWORKERID',
         errCode: 1402,
         errType: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR',
-        error: 'The UNIQUEWORKERID for this worker is already used in the new workplace given in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
+        error: 'The UNIQUEWORKERID already exists in the LOCALESTID given in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
         worker: JSONWorker.uniqueWorkerId,
         name: JSONWorker.localId,
         lineNumber: JSONWorker.lineNumber,
@@ -323,8 +323,7 @@ describe('crossValidate', () => {
         column: 'UNIQUEWORKERID',
         errCode: 1403,
         errType: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR',
-        error:
-          'There are more than one worker with this UNIQUEWORKERID moving into the new workplace given in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD.',
+        error: 'Duplicate UNIQUEWORKERID’s are being moved to the same LOCALESTID in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
         worker: JSONWorkerB.uniqueWorkerId,
         name: JSONWorkerB.localId,
         lineNumber: JSONWorkerB.lineNumber,
@@ -353,8 +352,7 @@ describe('crossValidate', () => {
         column: 'UNIQUEWORKERID',
         errCode: 1403,
         errType: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR',
-        error:
-          'There are more than one worker with this UNIQUEWORKERID moving into the new workplace given in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD.',
+        error: 'Duplicate UNIQUEWORKERID’s are being moved to the same LOCALESTID in TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD',
         worker: movingWorker.uniqueWorkerId,
         name: movingWorker.localId,
         lineNumber: movingWorker.lineNumber,
diff --git a/lambdas/bulkUpload/classes/workerCSVValidator.js b/lambdas/bulkUpload/classes/workerCSVValidator.js
index f925f02f32..1fa6292470 100644
--- a/lambdas/bulkUpload/classes/workerCSVValidator.js
+++ b/lambdas/bulkUpload/classes/workerCSVValidator.js
@@ -777,7 +777,7 @@ class WorkerCsvValidator {
         lineNumber: this._lineNumber,
         errCode: WorkerCsvValidator.TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR,
         errType: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR',
-        error: `TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD is provided but cannot find the worker in the given workplace`,
+        error: 'Staff record has TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD given but does not exist',
         source: this._currentLine.LOCALESTID,
         column: 'LOCALESTID',
       });
diff --git a/lambdas/bulkUpload/test/unit/classes/workerCSVValidator.spec.js b/lambdas/bulkUpload/test/unit/classes/workerCSVValidator.spec.js
index 5df9127687..a15f178c1d 100644
--- a/lambdas/bulkUpload/test/unit/classes/workerCSVValidator.spec.js
+++ b/lambdas/bulkUpload/test/unit/classes/workerCSVValidator.spec.js
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ describe('/lambdas/bulkUpload/classes/workerCSVValidator', async () => {
           lineNumber: 2,
           errCode: WorkerCsvValidator.TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR,
           errType: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD_ERROR',
-          error: 'TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD is provided but cannot find the worker in the given workplace',
+          error: 'Staff record has TRANSFERSTAFFRECORD given but does not exist',
           source: worker.LOCALESTID,
           column: 'LOCALESTID',
           name: 'MARMA',