Immediate changes to the Sponsor Management System – Immigration Alert

In a continuing recent theme of embracing technological advancements, the Home Office has confirmed that from 24 March 2023, some requests submitted on the Sponsor Management System (SMS) will be automated to provide immediate responses. This will be a welcomed additional layer of trust to a system which is seen as aPrivilege not a right. […]

Right to work checks – the top 5 pitfalls

Right to work checks As we know, employers are required to check the right to work of all new recruits before they start working for them. As a result of Brexit and the pandemic there have been a number of changes to the process for conducting right to work checks over the last few years […]

Maintaining a Sponsor Licence

˜Sponsorship is a privilege not a right – Home Office Once a sponsor licence has been granted by the Home Office, it is important that employers comply with their sponsor licence duties. Employers are under strict obligations in relation to record keeping and reporting. The Home Office often conduct unexpected compliance checks to ensure that […]

Disability Awareness: EAT considers constructive knowledge

12 September 2021 was Disability Awareness Day in the UK, a disability event held to promote aids to independent living for disabled people as well as their contributions to society as a group. There are an estimated 14.1 million people currently living with a disability in the UK. Disability is defined in the Equality Act […]

UK Immigration: Hiring a chef from outside the UK post Brexit

As part of the UKs departure from the EU, the government made significant changes to the immigration system, which has had an impact on the ability of UK restaurants and hotels to recruitment chefs from overseas. As with all other roles, since 1 January 2021 EU nationals can no longer travel to the UK under […]

What impact will the new immigration rules have on UK Manufacturing?

The introduction of the new immigration rules on 1st January represent the biggest change to the UKs immigration system in almost five decades, and whether you look at it from a positive or a negative viewpoint, leaving the EU and the subsequent introduction of the new immigration rules will have a profound impact on UK […]