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  • Discrimination & Harassment Claims
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Business Immigration

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  • Skilled Worker Visa Applications
  • Sponsor Licence Applications & Renewals
  • Global Business Mobility Routes
  • Right-to-Work Compliance Audits
  • Sole Representative & Innovator Visas
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HR Advisory

Practical, commercially minded HR support for growing businesses — acting as an extension of your team to keep you compliant, consistent, and confident.

  • Employment Policies & Staff Handbooks
  • Absence & Performance Management
  • HR Outsourcing & Retained Support
  • Contracts of Employment
  • Manager Training & HR Consultancy
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Insights: Employment law, HR, Immigration, and workplace matters explored.

Earned settlement in October 2026: what sponsors know, what they do not, and how to plan
Business Immigration
Earned settlement in October 2026: what sponsors know, what they do not, and how to plan

The proposal to move most settlement routes from a five year to a ten year baseline has been discussed since the Immigration White Paper of May 2025. For employers with sponsored workers approaching Indefinite Leave to Remain, the uncertainty is now a practical workforce issue. Where things stand The “A Fairer Pathway to Settlement” consultation […]

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From 30 October, “reasonable steps” becomes “all reasonable steps”: what the strengthened harassment duty means for employers
Employment Law
From 30 October, “reasonable steps” becomes “all reasonable steps”: what the strengthened harassment duty means for employers

Since October 2024, employers have had a positive duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers. From 30 October 2026, the Employment Rights Act 2025 raises that standard. Employers must take all reasonable steps, and they will be liable for harassment of their employees by third parties, such as customers, clients […]

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Can a sponsored dentist be self- employed?
Business Immigration
Can a sponsored dentist be self- employed?

A common question for dental practices holding a sponsor licence is whether a dentist sponsored under the Skilled Worker route must be employed through PAYE, or whether they can instead work

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Multi-Factor Authentication Introduced for Sponsor Management System Users
Business Immigration
Multi-Factor Authentication Introduced for Sponsor Management System Users

The Home Office has begun introducing mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for users of the Sponsorship Management System (SMS).

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Most sponsor licence failures do not start with an audit. They start six months earlier, in payroll.
Business Immigration
Most sponsor licence failures do not start with an audit. They start six months earlier, in payroll.

The Home Office does not need to visit your premises to identify salary compliance failures. Through data-sharing with HMRC, it can identify discrepancies between the salary declared on a Certificate of Sponsorship and the wages actually paid, without prior notice and without a compliance visit.

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Settlement agreements: when to use one and when not to
Employment Law
Settlement agreements: when to use one and when not to

Employers often reach for a settlement agreement as a default response to any difficult employment situation. In many cases that is the right decision.

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Vandana Dass

Senior Solicitor / Managing Director

"Coordinating employment law compliance, HR practices, immigration, and global mobility poses a complex web of legal and operational hurdles for employers and employees alike.

Davenport Solicitors offers integrated services, streamlining legal compliance, HR strategies, immigration processes, and global mobility initiatives for seamless international workforce management."

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