Police Registration Scheme Closed: Foreign Nationals No Longer Required to Register with Police
The UK’s Police Registration Scheme has officially closed today as of 4 August 2022, the Home Office has confirmed in a statement today. The change means the requirement for certain foreign nationals to register with the police as part of their UK immigration application has been repealed. Under previous rules, foreign nationals of certain of specific […]
Employment Case Law Update July 2022
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Fire & rehire Tesco v USDAW & others In 2007, Tesco planned to restructure and expand its distribution centre network. To incentivise workers to move to other distribution centres and avoid losing […]
Employment Case Law Update June 2022
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Long COVID & disability discrimination Burke v Turning Point Scotland Mr Burke began working as a caretaker for Turning Point Scotland in April 2001. In November 2020, he contracted coronavirus and took […]
UK Visa Delays for Russian & Belarusian Applicants
Current delays in UK visa processing are being attributed by the Home Office to the various visa schemes launched recently for Ukrainians fleeing the conflict in their country. As UKVI are prioritising applications from Ukrainian refugees under these new emergency routes, such as the Homes For Ukraine scheme, applications in other visa categories are experiencing […]
Employment Case Law Update May 2022
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Indirect sex discrimination Allen -v- Primark Stores Limited In this case, the trinbunal considered whether a requirement to work late one evening a week placed women with childcare responsibilities at a disadvantage. […]
Employment Case Law Update April 2022
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Failure to make reasonable adjustments The employment tribunal has found a disabled manager was treated ‘unfavourably’ by her employer after facing disciplinary action for asking staff to stop hot-desking at her specially-adapted […]
Home Office Warning to Sponsors for Inactive SMS
We’re aware that the Home Office’s Sponsor, Assurance and Investigations Team have contacted some sponsor licence holders by email to warn of inactivity on their Sponsorship Management System. Sponsor licence holders are required to keep their SMS records up to date, or risk enforcement action. This includes ensuring your key personnel details are up to […]
ICT to Global Business Mobility Visa Transition Arrangements for Sponsors
The Home Office has shared details of the transition arrangements for sponsors that are currently employing, or are in the process of hiring, ICT visa holders. From 11 April 2022, the Global Business Mobility (GBM) Visa will be open to new applications. Within the GBM visa, two new sub-categories will replace the ICT routes: GBM: […]
Statutory Employment Payments Changes 2022-2023
Changes have now taken effect relating to statutory employment payments. Employers must ensure they have taken action to ensure compliance, including reviewing and updating policies and documents, and adjusting statutory employment payments in line with the new applicable rates. Increase in statutory sick pay The weekly rate of statutory sick pay has increased from […]
Employment Case Law Update March 2022
Read on for our monthly digest for employers on upcoming employment law changes and key employment cases that have recently been decided. Employment Tribunal compensation limits increase The limits for basic and compensatory awards for unfair dismissal are set to increase. From 6 April 2022, the basic award will increase to £17,130, up from […]