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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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    Immigration checks on Lambeth traffic wardens results in 48 resignations

    by Louisa Peacock 24 Sep 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 24 Sep 2008

    An employer’s immigration check on traffic wardens in a London borough has resulted in nearly 50 of them quitting, it...

    • Employment law
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    • Recruitment & retention

    Immigration system a complex burden for employers

    by Louisa Peacock 23 Sep 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 23 Sep 2008

    The UK immigration system is still ‘tremendously complicated’, with employers expected to shoulder most of the burden, according to campaigners.Speaking...

    • Asylum seekers
    • Employee relations
    • Employment law

    Non-EU immigrants jobs list is unhelpful, warns TUC

    by Louisa Peacock 10 Sep 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 10 Sep 2008

    The occupational shortlist of skilled jobs published yesterday to cut the number of migrant workers is “unhelpful” for some sectors...

    • Employment law
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    • Economics, government & business

    Non-EU immigrants approved jobs list published

    by Guy Logan 9 Sep 2008
    by Guy Logan 9 Sep 2008

    Proposals intended to cut the number of foreign workers coming to the UK from outside the EU have been revealed...

    • Employment law
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    • Immigration

    Migrationwatch insists only 20,000 workers a year should settle in UK

    by Greg Pitcher 8 Sep 2008
    by Greg Pitcher 8 Sep 2008

    Only 20,000 migrant workers should be allowed to settle in the UK each year, an influential body insisted this morning.Campaign...

    • Employment law
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    • Economics, government & business

    Migrant worker licence bottleneck likely as few issued so far

    by Louisa Peacock 29 Aug 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 29 Aug 2008

    Just 168 employers have been given licences to employ migrant workers under immigration rules that come into force in November,...

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    Migrant women most likely to be denied minimum wage

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Aug 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Aug 2008

    Migrant women are the most likely workers to be denied the minimum wage, research has revealed.
    A study  commissioned by...

    • Employment law
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    • Immigration

    Employers warned to prepare for new immigration laws

    by Charlotte Laken 6 Aug 2008
    by Charlotte Laken 6 Aug 2008

    A fresh warning has been sounded for employers to prepare themselves for immigration laws coming into force later this year....

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    Prosecutions for hiring illegal workers on the increase

    by Louisa Peacock 11 Jul 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 11 Jul 2008

    The number of employers prosecuted for hiring illegal workers has risen dramatically this year, Personnel Today has learned. Just four...

    • Employment law
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    Agency names and shames firms found guilty of employing illegal workers

    by Mike Berry 20 Jun 2008
    by Mike Berry 20 Jun 2008

    Companies prosecuted for employing illegal immigrants have been named and shamed in a further attempt to crack down on people...

    • Employment law
    • Immigration

    Points-based immigration: legal Q&A

    by Kerry Garcia 4 Jun 2008
    by Kerry Garcia 4 Jun 2008

    Later this year, the work permit scheme will be abolished and replaced by Tier 2 of the new points-based immigration system....

    • Employment law
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    • Economics, government & business

    Points-based migration system makes work for employers

    by Louisa Peacock 2 Jun 2008
    by Louisa Peacock 2 Jun 2008

    The points-based immigration system has created an overwhelming burden on employers, who are struggling to understand and comply with the...

    • Employment law
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    • Economics, government & business

    Employers and unions want migrants Workers Registration Scheme scrapped

    by Mike Berry 21 May 2008
    by Mike Berry 21 May 2008

    The Workers Registration Scheme (WRS) should be scrapped, according to an alliance of employers, unions and migrant groups.The TUC, the...

    • Police
    • Employment law
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    Tighter migrant regulations herald border police role for HR

    by Mike Berry 9 May 2008
    by Mike Berry 9 May 2008

    Tighter immigration laws coming into effect this autumn will lead to confusion among employers, with HR professionals effectively becoming an...

    • Employee engagement
    • Employment law
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    Friday Podcast – 11 Apr: Highly Skilled Migrant Programme high court ruling, exclusive interview with employment minister Stephen Timms, NHS staff survey and training providers being bought up

    by Rob Moss 11 Apr 2008
    by Rob Moss 11 Apr 2008

    HR news and analysis including:

    An exclusive interview with Amit Kapadia, executive director of HSMP Forum, outside the High Court...

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