Employment Rights Bill: Preparing Your Organisation
The Employment Rights Bill will bring in wide-ranging reforms of UK workplace legislation.
UK Immigration White Paper: Overview for Employers
The UK’s latest immigration white paper, titled ‘Restoring Control Over the Immigration System‘, outlines significant policy changes designed to reduce net migration.
UK Minimum Wage increases in 2025
The UK Government annually reviews minimum wage rates, relying on recommendations from the Low Pay Commission (LPC), an independent body that evaluates factors such as the cost of living, business impacts, and economic conditions.
Recruiting Skilled Workers Through Sponsorship: A Guide for UK Employers
Many UK employers rely on overseas recruitment to fill skills gaps and meet business needs.
UK Immigration: Key Developments of 2024
2024 has brought substantial reforms to the UK immigration system, with key updates affecting various UK visa categories and legal requirements.
Flexible Working: Employer FAQS
Flexible working is a way of arranging working hours to suit an employee’s needs in a manner that is acceptable to the employer and appropriate to both the role in question and the business.
Employment non-disclosure agreements: what employers need to know
The use of non disclosure agreements, or confidentiality clauses as they are also commonly known, can be both a highly complex and highly sensitive topic, not least where allegations of misuse as a means of covering up workplace harassment and unlawful discrimination have been rife in the media.
UK Spouse Visa Application Requirements
UK Spouse Visa Application Requirements The UK Spouse Visa permits holders to come to the UK to live with their partner for up to two and a half years. The UK Spouse Visa application process can however be complex and the Home Office has introduced more rigorous requirements in recent years which visa applicants will …
What is gross misconduct: workplace examples
Gross misconduct is an act or behaviour sufficiently serious to lead to dismissal without notice or payment in lieu of notice (PILON). Given the severe implications of gross misconduct, it will be important for employers to ensure they acting fairly, lawfully and consistently in taking disciplinary action against an employee for gross misconduct.
UK Skilled Worker Visas: Tier 2 (General) versus Tier 2 ICT
Tier 2 of the points based system is the primary immigration route for skilled foreign workers from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland seeking permission to work in the UK. There are various sub-categories under Tier 2 of the points based system, including the Tier 2 (General) visa and the Tier 2 Intra …
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