HR Articles

In the case of Sala (EFMs: Right of Appeal) [2016] UKUT 411 (IAC) the Upper Tribunal has held that there is no right of right of appeal against the Home Office’s decision not to grant a Residence Card to the Extended Family Member (“EFM”) of an EEA national.

Following the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)’s review of the Tier 2 visa route this January, the Home Office announced significant reform to the Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) visa category.

All employers regardless of whether they hold a Sponsor Licence or not, are expected to carry out prescribed document checks on all employees before they start work. Provided that an employer has carried out the appropriate checks, it will have a statutory excuse against liability for a civil penalty if it later comes to light that any worker has been working illegally in the UK.

A report by independent think tank British Future has suggested that although Brexit presents challenges for decision makers, it also offers an opportunity to get immigration policy right so the public’s trust in the system can be restored.

Some international students from outside the EEA are allowed to work in the UK, depending on the conditions of their visa.

We recently blogged about parts of the Immigration Act 2016 which came into force on 12 July 2016 extending criminal offences for employers in relation to illegal working.

Byron has recently been in the news following arrests by the Home Office of 35 of its workers from Albania, Nepal, Brazil and Egypt.

Back in May we blogged about upcoming changes in the Immigration Act 2016. As of 12 July, the offences of illegal working and employing illegal workers in the Act are now in force. What does this mean for employers?

Some business truths will never change. The ability to recruit and retain talent will remain as important as ever. Indeed, in a post-Brexit world the ability to appoint trade globally will be permanent.

Immigration is never far from the headlines and never has it been so widely discussed as in the lead-up to the EU referendum.