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.
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The number of UK firms applying for permission to employ skilled overseas workers has remained static since the start of the year.
New immigration guidelines: What do employers need to know?
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Immigration and EU workers: Brexit hasn’t gone away
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Home Office scraps ‘racist’ immigration algorithm
AI tool was dismissed by campaigners as 'speedy boarding for white people'; Priti Patel pledges new visa system will consider 'unconscious bias'.
Health and Care Visa launched for ‘brightest and best’ health professionals
A new Health and Care Visa promising eligible healthcare workers fast-tracked entry to live and work in the UK has...
Points-based immigration system takes shape
People coming to the UK will have to join the Skilled Worker route, the Global Talent route, or the Start-up and Innovator route.
Care sector faces ‘alarming’ staff shortages under new immigration rules
Concern grows over the staffing of care homes once the points-based immigration system starts.
‘Office for Talent’ to improve immigration experience
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Could furlough and redundancy for visa holders increase the skills gap?
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Number of non-EU workers arriving in UK overtakes EU migrants
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This...
Migrant workers will be critical to the UK’s economic rebirth
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Boris Johnson scraps Immigration Health Surcharge in major u-turn
Policy switch over £400 surcharge for overseas health and care workers was driven by Prime Minister, health secretary indicates.
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