Immigration
Employers must ensure that individuals who are recruited have the legal right to work in the UK. Employers cannot employ an individual who is subject to immigration control and who has not been granted leave to enter or remain in the UK, or does not have permission to work in the UK.
All potential employees are required to provide evidence of entitlement to work in the UK. Requests for documentation should therefore be applied to all potential employees, not just those coming from abroad.
Employers are liable for fines for negligently employing illegal workers and can be prosecuted under the criminal offence of knowingly employing illegal workers.
Home Office reveals details of settlement scheme for EU nationals
The Home Office has revealed how EU nationals can apply for ‘settled status’, allowing them to continue to live and...
Tier 2 visas: how the NHS exemption will benefit other sectors
The removal of doctors and nurses from the cap on Tier 2 visas for highly-skilled workers has been welcomed and...
Doctors and nurses to be excluded from Tier 2 visa cap
NHS doctors and nurses will be excluded from restrictions to the number of visas granted to skilled non-EU migrant workers,...
Home secretary to propose universal immigration system after Brexit
Home secretary Sajid Javid has reportedly “torn up” plans to offer European migrants preferential access to the UK after its...
Tier 2 visa reforms: what would employers like to see?
With a review of the Tier 2 visa system for non-EU nationals promised by home secretary Sajid Javid, Rachel Harvey...
Home secretary Javid announces review of Tier 2 immigration
Home secretary Sajid Javid has said that the Home Office would conduct a review of its under-fire policy on issuing...
EU workers posted abroad to be entitled to local pay rates
Workers posted to another EU country will be entitled to the same rate of pay and working conditions as their...
Almost half of manufacturers concerned about post-Brexit hiring
Almost half of UK manufacturers are worried about accessing skills once...
Tier 2 visas: Why employers can’t get the skilled labour they need
The quota on Tier 2 (General) visas has been reached for several consecutive months, which is causing serious issues for...
Construction firms ‘slack’ around modern slavery
Hundreds and perhaps thousands of workers are at risk of exploitation on many of the UK’s most important infrastructure projects,...
Hundreds of skilled migrants wrongly face deportation
At least 1,000 highly skilled migrant workers are wrongly facing deportation by the Home Office after being accused of lying...
Labour calls for health professionals’ exemption from immigration caps
Labour has urged home secretary Sajid Javid to exempt all health professionals from the immigration cap on skilled workers in...
NHS leaders say immigration cap is harming services
The Home Office is under renewed attack over its failure to grant visas to hundreds of doctors who had planned...
Home Office compliance visits: how can employers prepare?
Compliance visits to holders of Tier 2 sponsor licences are on the rise and employers must have their house in...
Right to work in the UK: How much can employers rely on Home Office advice?
XpertHR consultant editor Darren Newman considers the implications of a recent case involving a Jamaican bus driver who was dismissed...
