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The Home Office has begun introducing mandatory multi-factor authentication (MFA) for users of the Sponsorship Management System (SMS). Many sponsors will already have received, or will shortly receive, notification from the Home Office about this change. MFA provides an additional layer of security for SMS accounts and is intended to reduce the risk of unauthorised […]
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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has recently considered important issues concerning disability discrimination, workplace drug testing and prescribed medical cannabis
The hospitality sector faces a unique combination of employment law and immigration challenges. High staff turnover, irregular hours, tipping obligations, a heavy reliance on overseas workers,
Discrimination claims remain one of the most serious areas of employment tribunal risk for UK employers. Unlike unfair dismissal, compensation is uncapped.
In 2025, the Home Office revoked 3,100 sponsor licences, the highest annual figure since the sponsorship system was introduced. In the final quarter of 2025 alone,
If you run a care home, a healthcare agency, or any business in the health and social care sector, 2026 is bringing a wave of changes that you need to be ready for.
If your business is based overseas and you are thinking about expanding into the UK, the UK Expansion Worker visa could be the route that gets you there.
Since 8 January 2026, overseas workers applying for a Skilled Worker, Scale-up, or High Potential Individual visa must prove their English at B2 level.
The 12-week protection limit for striking workers is gone. If you dismiss someone for taking part in lawful industrial action, it is now automatically unfair — no matter how long the action lasts.
When is a Skilled Worker visa curtailed? A sponsored worker’s Skilled Worker visa may be cancelled (“curtailed”) by the Home Office where: the individual is dismissed or resigns and sponsorship ends; the sponsor’s licence is revoked or surrendered; or other cancellation grounds apply (for example criminality, deception or breach of conditions).
