BNO Passport: Rights, Visa Options & UK Residency
Holding a BNO passport does not automatically grant the right to live in the UK—a common misconception. Instead, BNO status provides access to the BNO visa route, which comes with specific eligibility requirements, costs, and conditions. From work rights to long-term settlement, understanding these rules is essential for anyone looking to make the move. For […]
Travelling to the UK (Quarantine Rules)
As part of the Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy, a range of new measures are being introduced at the UK border affecting all international arrivals. This includes the introduction of new quarantine rules for those travelling to the UK. COVID-19 border measures The new rules take effect from 8 June 2020 and will apply at […]
Employment Case Law Update May 2020
A number of key employment law cases of significance for employers have recently been decided. Pregnancy discrimination Camara v East London NHS Foundation Trust A London Employment Tribunal has ruled in favour of an NHS trust employer in the case of Camara v East London NHS Foundation Trust. The claimant (Camara) had worked as […]
How to Unfurlough Staff
If you are currently receiving financial assistance for furloughed workers through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), you may be looking at how to unfurlough staff in preparation for the return to work, and ahead of the scheme’s closure in October 2020. The process of bringing workers back from furlough carries both legal and HR […]
Notice Pay For Furloughed Workers?
If employees have agreed to accept 80% of their salary while on furlough, is their notice pay also paid at 80%, or does it revert to 100% under the usual employment law rules? As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ability to furlough workers under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, various legal issues […]
Start Work Before Tier 2 Application Decided?
Can an individual start work before the Tier 2 visa is granted? While delayed UK visa processing is causing wide-spread disruption to employers, it may in some cases be possible for Tier 2 visa applicants to start working for their sponsor before their visa is decided. Guidance published on 9 April now allows for sponsored […]
COVID-19 Immigration Tier 2 Sponsor Guide
What do Tier 2 sponsor licence holders need to be aware of during the COVID-19 crisis? The key message is that sponsor licence holders remain subject to their licence holder duties and should continue to follow compliant processes and systems. Only where there is specific guidance or exemptions from the Home Office should sponsors deviate […]
Managing Absences (Coronavirus Guide for HR)
The disruption to business caused by the COVID-19 outbreak is unprecedented. In this article, we consider various scenarios in which an employee may be absent from work and what are their rights during those periods, with practical guidance for employers managing absences due to the coronavirus crisis. Sickness absence due to coronavirus If an […]
COVID-19 & Holiday Entitlement (HR Guide)
Various new employment regulations have been introduced in response to the coronavirus pandemic, all with the intention of helping businesses and the workforce cope with the effects of the outbreak, whether from a social or economic perspective. Here, we focus on the introduction by the UK Government of new regulations, which relax the current rules […]
Employment Case Law Update April 2020
A number of key employment law cases of significance for employers have recently been decided. Vicarious liability WM Morrisons Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 and Barclays v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13 On 1 April 2020 the Supreme Court handed down two judgments in Barclays Bank Plc v Various Claimants [2020] […]