Part Suitability Checks in UK Visa Decisions (2026)
Section A: What is Part Suitability? Part Suitability is the single reference point in the Immigration Rules for character, conduct and public interest issues. It replaced Part 9 on 11 November 2025 and now underpins most refusal and cancellation decisions. Outcomes are set as either mandatory or discretionary, with route Appendices and human […]
UK Citizenship Test 2026 Updates
Section A: What the Life in the UK Test is The UK citizenship test, formally known as the Life in the UK Test, forms part of the Knowledge of Language and Life (KoLL) requirement for both British citizenship (naturalisation) and settlement (Indefinite Leave to Remain, ILR). The test is designed to assess an […]
Irregular Hours Holiday Pay UK 2026: Calculation & Rules
Irregular hours holiday pay has become one of the highest-risk areas of UK employment law compliance for employers with flexible workforces. Following legislative reforms effective for leave years starting on or after 1 April 2024, employers now face a materially different legal framework for calculating holiday entitlement and holiday pay for workers whose hours vary. […]
Home Office to Reform UK Immigration & Asylum Appeals
Proposals to reform UK immigration & asylum appeals system The proposal is to abolish the current First-tier Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) as the primary forum for asylum and immigration appeals and to replace it with a new appeals body. The new body would hear asylum appeals and, according to the Home Secretary’s […]
Can Employers Refuse a Holiday Request 2026
Employers in the UK have legal control over when annual leave is taken, but not over whether statutory holiday can be taken at all. That distinction sits at the heart of disputes involving an employer refusing a holiday request, and it is where many otherwise well-intentioned businesses create avoidable legal and commercial risk. Holiday refusals […]
Rolled-Up Holiday Pay UK 2026: What, When & How It Works
Rolled up holiday pay has re-entered UK employment law as a lawful payroll mechanism, but only in tightly defined circumstances and with significant compliance conditions attached. Since April 2024, employers can use rolled up holiday pay for certain categories of workers, reversing a long-standing prohibition rooted in EU law. That change has prompted renewed interest […]
UK Holiday Pay 2026: Entitlement, Calculations & When
Entitlement to holiday pay is one of the most frequently misunderstood and misapplied areas of UK employment law. For employers, errors in holiday pay calculation are rarely minor administrative issues. They create exposure to unlawful deduction of wages claims, backdated liabilities, workforce dissatisfaction and, in some cases, reputational damage where non-compliance becomes systemic. Holiday pay […]
Going on Holiday While on Sick Leave 2026: Rules, Pay & Risks
Employees going on holiday while on sick leave is one of those issues that looks simple on the surface but carries disproportionate legal, operational and reputational risk for employers. For HR teams and business owners, it sits at the intersection of working time law, sickness absence management, discrimination risk and employee relations. Mishandling it can […]
Employee Calling in Sick on Declined Holiday in 2026
Employers frequently face situations where an employee’s request for annual leave has been refused for legitimate business reasons, only for that same employee to then call in sick on the day they wanted off. From an operational perspective, this feels suspicious. From a legal perspective, it is one of the easiest scenarios in which employers […]