Pregnancy Related Illness: UK Workplace Guide
In recognition of the vulnerabilities that come with pregnancy, pregnant employees are afforded special legal status. Pregnant employees can be more susceptible to illness, with common pregnancy-related illnesses including nausea, vomiting, fatigue, back pain and bleeding. This can result in higher instances of absence from work. Employers and managers should approach pregnancy-related sickness absence with […]
UK Visa Options for Interns
Internships can offer valuable experience for individuals looking to gain insight into the UK job market, but they also raise important legal considerations for both applicants and host organisations. There is no dedicated “internship visa” for the UK. Instead, eligibility depends on the individual’s circumstances and the nature of the internship. The most common route […]
Effective Talent Planning for Business Growth
A talent planning strategy is important to ensure that, at all times, you have the right people in the right roles to meet the needs of your organisation. By formalising the way in which you approach talent planning – whether this preserving and utilising your workforce cost-effectively during times of economic difficulty, or expanding and developing […]
PSW Visa UK: Graduate Visa Rules, Eligibility & Length 2026
PSW visa stands for ‘Post-Study Work’ visa. The UK’s PSW visa is officially known as the Graduate Route. Under the graduate route, international graduates are able to apply for a PSW visa to stay on in the UK for a fixed period of either two or three years after the completion of their degree studies, […]
ILR Priority & Super Priority Service
The Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) Priority and Super Priority services offer applicants a faster decision on their settlement applications in the UK, available for an additional fee. The Priority service aims to provide a decision within five working days, while the Super Priority service delivers an outcome by the end of the next working […]
Settled Status to Citizenship: UK Application Guide
One of the common questions we are asked by EU citizens living in the UK is “Can I Apply for British Citizenship with Settled Status?” The answer is that UK settled status holders may be eligible to apply for British citizenship, provided they can show they meet the UK naturalisation requirements. Moving from Settled Status […]
Dual Citizenship UK: Key Facts & Benefits
Dual citizenship refers to the status of an individual who is recognised by two different countries as holding separate and concurrent citizenship for those two different nations. Each country, however, has its own rules relating to citizenship and the circumstances in which it recognises individuals as having nationality. So while the UK allows its citizens […]
English Language Tests for UK Visa Applications
The English language test for UK visas, ILR and citizenship is used to evidence an applicant’s ability to meet the required standard under the Immigration Rules. Applicants from non-English speaking countries must pass an approved Secure English Language Test, (SELT), taken through a Home Office-approved provider, to prove they meet the language requirement of the relevant […]
Path from Innovator Visa to ILR: Requirements & Guide
If you are currently running your own business in the UK under the Innovator route, you may be thinking about making Britain your permanent home. To do this, you would need to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR). You should apply during the last month of your current permission to be in the UK. […]
Victimisation in the Workplace
By law, no individual should suffer unfair or unfavourable treatment in the workplace. Victimisation is when someone is subject to a detriment because they have brought, or it is believed they are about to bring, or support, a claim relating to either disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or […]