Concerns about the future should not be seen as merely warnings of worse to come than the already torrid period we are living through now. They are more about what the future looks like and how we may thrive in it....
The long wait is over, and you now have a sponsor licence decision. If everything was done correctly, you should either have a grant, which means you are now licenced to sponsor migrant workers, or your application has been refused. In this blog, we look at how to deal with these decisions......
In Sheun v Northern General Hospital, the Claimant’s colleague had mimicked a “stereotypical” ...
The government appears to have a habit of changing and adapting its Coronavirus Job Retentions Scheme (better known as the Furlough Scheme) almost daily. ...
The UK Government strictly regulates the immigration of migrant workers to the UK. As a part of its immigration system, it requires companies to have a sponsor licence before they can sponsor non-EU employees......
The Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) sector is vital to building long term economic resilience everywhere, in developed and emerging markets....
A commercial lease may include a ‘break clause’ allowing either the landlord or the tenant to terminate the lease early. The right to break may arise on one or more specified dates or it may operate on a rolling basis during the term......
There has been a total of four iterations of the Government’s guidance surrounding its Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme......
In Allen v Paradigm Precision Burnley Ltd and Carl Wheeler 2020, the claimant made enquiries about taking adoption leave as he and his husband wanted to start a family......
It is unnecessary to detail the extent of the devastating economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. They are plain to see across most of the world. Huge numbers are traumatised not only by the appalling global illness and death but also by fear of a very uncertain future. ...
The UK government has published further guidance on the ‘new points-based immigration system for 2021’. The guidance re-iterates that all non-UK nationals arriving after 1 January 2021, will require sponsorship......
The HMRC has provided further guidance on furloughing migrant workers......
With everything else that’s going on at the moment it is easy to forget about the employment law changes which came into force in April. As a reminder, here are some of the key changes:...
Yesterday evening, the government provided updated guidance on apprenticeships in relation to furlough...
This weekend the government provided updated guidance on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme......
A business will usually consider sponsoring overseas workers when they require a particular skill for their business that cannot be sourced in the UK. ...
Employers who are also licenced sponsors, have numerous staff on Tier 2 visas. Following the Government’s announcement of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, employers have been unsure on whether they can furlough Tier 2 workers. We tackle this question in this article....
For retail occupiers, the coronavirus pandemic could not have come at a worse time. Although the government’s extension of the three-month ‘forfeiture moratorium’ to......
Covid-19 has changed at lot about how we work. After the Government’s announcement that those who could work from home should now do so, many employers have seen a rapid shift in how, and where, its employees carry out their roles......
This update applies to both limited companies and limited liability partnerships (LLP’s)....