Employment Rights Bill: Guide for Employers
The Employment Rights Bill, once enacted, will catalyse the most significant overhaul of UK workplace rights and responsibilities in a generation. It forms part of the government’s stated ambition to modernise employment law and improve protections for workers while maintaining flexibility for businesses. According to the government, the Bill addresses long-standing concerns around insecure work, […]
TUPE Q and A for Employees: Employer Guide
The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006, or ‘TUPE regulations’, ensure that employees are not unfairly disadvantaged when their employment is transferred to a new employer. Under TUPE, the employment contracts of transferring employees, including all rights and obligations, must be preserved by the incoming employer, and both the outgoing and incoming employers […]
Suspension from Work: Guide for Employers
Suspension from work refers to the temporary removal of an employee from their duties, usually pending an investigation or disciplinary action. Suspensions are typically used when serious concerns are alleged or suspected regarding an employee’s conduct, performance or behaviour, that warrant immediate attention. Importantly, suspension from work is not a form of disciplinary action in […]
Comprehensive Guide to Corporate Immigration Audits
Immigration audits are one of the most effective ways to manage immigration compliance risk and avoid Home Office enforcement action. Immigration compliance is non-negotiable. Whether or not you employ foreign nationals, all UK employers are under a mandatory legal obligation to meet certain immigration compliance duties. This includes the requirement to carry out right to work […]
Parent Visa UK: Family Route Guide & Eligibility
If you’re a parent looking to join your child who is settled in the UK, you may be looking to apply for a parent visa. The UK immigration system does not have an official standalone ‘parent visa’. Instead, parents can apply to join their child under the broader Family route. While the Family route is […]
Sponsor Licence Revoked? Next Steps for Sponsors
When a sponsor licence is revoked by the Home Office, it indicates serious breaches of compliance, resulting in the immediate removal of authorisation to sponsor new or current migrant employees. For increasing numbers of employers in the UK, across all areas of the economy, their sponsor licence has become operationally critical. A sponsor licence is […]
Marriage Visa UK: Family Visa Guide & Tips
“Marriage visa” is a term commonly used to refer to the UK immigration route that allows non-UK spouses of British citizens or settled persons to join or stay with their partner in the UK. Technically, however, there is no official category called a “marriage visa” in the UK. Instead, it is the broader Family visa category which […]
Understanding RQF for Employers & Immigration
If your organisation is looking to sponsor someone under the Skilled Worker visa route, one of the requirements is that the job on offer is a minimum skill level of RQF level 3 or above. The Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF) is a system used in the United Kingdom to categorise and standardise the levels of […]
Free Movement in the UK: Key Insights
Free movement refers to the ability of individuals to travel, live and work across borders without significant restrictions. In the United Kingdom, free movement has historically been associated with the rights granted to citizens of European Union (EU) member states, allowing them to move freely within the EU. However, following Brexit, the UK has undergone […]
Spouse Visa UK Fees 2025 Explained
Applying for a spouse visa is a significant step for individuals looking to live in the UK with their partner. For most applicants, one of the key considerations will be the spouse visa fees. In this guide to Spouse Visa UK fees, we set out the costs to expect when applying to come to the […]