19 December 2017
The pitfalls of employee immigration status
What can employers do if they discover a staff member’s status is not what it appeared? Richard Fox and Marcia Longdon report in light of a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling.
6 June 2017
In Sickness and in Health: Appendix FM five years on
Avoiding the pitfalls when applying for indefinite leave to remain in the UK as partner
30 May 2017
Home Office tightens the Sponsor Licence compliance screws on IT service providers
In order to obtain a Sponsor Licence from the Home Office, IT service providers must sign up to various duties and obligations as part of the UK’s Sponsor Licence compliance regime. The Home Office takes the view that as employers benefit directly from sponsorship, they must play their part in ensuring the system is not abused.
3 January 2017
Immigration update - changes to Immigration Health Surcharge, criminal record checks and document retention rules
The UK immigration rules rarely stand still and new changes have already been introduced in 2017. In this blog we look at rule changes involving Immigration Health Surcharge, criminal record checks and document retention.
20 December 2016
“Fair” dismissal after failing to prove the right to work in the UK
I got dismissed from my job, even though I am allowed to live and work in the UK! Why?
This is exactly what happened in the recent case of Baker v Abellio London Ltd ET/2302684/2015. The employment tribunal held that an employer was allowed to fairly dismiss an employee who could not produce a document that confirmed he had the right to work in the UK, even though they accepted that he was legally resident here.
