Skilled Worker Visa & Sponsorship Guide for Employers
The Skilled Worker visa continues to be the UK’s main immigration route for hiring overseas employees, but the regulatory framework is dense and ever-changing. For employers, understanding how the route operates, from salary thresholds and sponsorship duties to switching rules and extensions, is vital for lawful, compliant recruitment that supports commercial objectives and competitive advantage.
Unsponsored UK Work Visas: Employers’ Guide
The Skilled Worker visa remains the backbone of UK immigration for sponsored employment, but it isn’t the only UK work visa route. A range of unsponsored work routes and legacy categories continue to provide pathways for individuals to live and work in the UK without direct employer sponsorship.
THE BIGGEST FINANCIAL MISTAKES TO AVOID POST-DIVORCE
We have previously shared insights on staying on the right financial track during divorce, particularly if you have not had to deal with managing practicalities such as tax, standing orders, direct debits during your marriage.
Self Sponsorship Visa: Governance & Compliance Ensuring UK Self-Sponsorship Compliance
What is a Self Sponsorship Visa in the UK? A Self Sponsorship Visa is a way for non-UK nationals to live and work in the UK through their own businesses without having to depend on a third-party employer to sponsor them. This means that you acquire a UK-registered business which sponsors your Skilled Worker visa. …
HOLIDAY COUNTDOWN HOW CO PARENTS CAN BEST MANAGE SCHOOL HOLIDAYS
Organising school holidays can test even the most robust relationships as parents juggle work commitments with a myriad of children’s activities. Busy schedules also have to be rejigged at short notice when the unexpected happens, such as children falling ill.
It’s not just what it says on the tin – the case of Norton v Gardner
From 1988 – 2019, Ms Norton and Rex Gardner were in an on-off relationship and had two children together. In 1998, they bought a property – ‘Blindman’s Lane’ – in joint names, the purchase price being funded principally by a joint mortgage. The deposit was a joint gift from Mr Gardner’s father and the final …
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How the Family Home is Treated in a Divorce
UK media has recently covered the news that Diane Culligan, the founder of the UK women’s national football team, the Lionesses, “has triumphed in a divorce row involving a £7 million home in north London.” (The Times). Mr Justice MacDonald ordered that Mr and Ms Culligan should be awarded about £13.7 million each in assets, allowing …
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Martyn’s Law gets Royal Assent to become law
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises Act), commonly known as Martyn’s Law, is named after Martyn Hett, one of the 22 victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing
I’m moving in with my partner. What do I need to know?
Common law marriage There is a common myth that unmarried couples who live together have the same legal rights as married couples because they are in a ‘common law marriage’.
A Growing Crisis of Statelessness
Kuwait has long grappled with issues surrounding nationality, particularly the exclusion of the Bidoon community, a stateless population that has been denied citizenship for decades.