UK Expands Hong Kong BNO Visa Following Jimmy Lai Sentence
UK Hong Kong BNO Visa Expanded The expansion introduces independent eligibility for adult children of BN(O) status holders who were under the age of 18 at the time of the Hong Kong handover on 1 July 1997. Before this change, individuals in this position could generally only apply as dependants, typically as part […]
BNO Visa UK: Eligibility, Rights & How to Apply 2026
Section A: What is the BNO Visa? The BNO Visa, or British National (Overseas) Visa, is a special visa category that allows individuals from Hong Kong with British National (Overseas) status to live, work, and study in the United Kingdom. It also allows certain adult children of BN(O) status holders to apply in […]
Employee Retention Strategies for UK Employers 2026
Employee retention is rarely about a single policy, initiative or benefit. In practice, it reflects how an organisation makes decisions about people under pressure, when resources are tight, managers are stretched, and trade-offs are unavoidable. For UK employers, retention sits at the intersection of people strategy, workforce planning, management capability and legal risk, all operating […]
UK Immigration Status: Enhanced Passenger Checks from 25 Feb 2026
UK Immigration Status: Passenger Checks Change from 25 February 2026 UK immigration status is causing disruption ahead of changes to carrier checks taking effect from 25 February 2026. From this date, airlines, ferry operators and international rail providers are required to verify a passenger’s UK immigration permission before boarding, using Home Office digital […]
Employee Incentives 2026: HR Strategy, Risk & Pay Law
Employee incentives sit at the intersection of motivation, money, fairness and risk. For HR teams and business owners, they are rarely just about “rewarding good performance”. Incentives influence behaviour, shape workplace culture, affect employee retention and can quietly create legal and cost exposure if they are not designed and controlled properly. In practice, incentive schemes […]
Employee Wellbeing Programme: Practical 2026 Employer Guide
Employee wellbeing programmes now sit at the intersection of people strategy, operational risk and legal accountability. For many UK employers, wellbeing has moved well beyond discretionary benefits or engagement initiatives and into the core of how work is designed, managed and governed. Decisions about workload, flexibility, management capability, mental health support and organisational culture increasingly […]
10 Employee Engagement Ideas That Actually Work
Employee engagement is often discussed as if it were a discrete HR initiative — something that can be improved through campaigns, perks or periodic activity. In practice, engagement is an outcome of how work is designed, how managers behave and how consistently organisations honour the expectations they set for their workforce. For UK employers, engagement […]
Certificate of Sponsorship 2026: Request, Assign & Amend
Section A: What is a Certificate of Sponsorship? A Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) is a digital record that allows foreign nationals to apply for a visa to work in the UK under certain sponsored categories. A CoS is a unique reference code, not a physical document. Before an employer can sponsor a foreign […]