Immigration Update

Introduction

Since 27 November 2008 employers have been obliged to have a Licence in place before employing non EEA nationals under Tier Two of the Points Base System – the replacement to the Work Permit system. It was announced in January 2009 the 4,875 businesses have already been granted Licences.

There are a number of updates to the Immigration system which we have commented on below including some developments that affect Tier Two Sponsors and changes to the rules regarding business visits. We also comment on an EAT case that found that an employers had breached race discrimination laws by having a policy in place of never accepting job applicants who needed a work permit to work in the UK.