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Care homes and domiciliary care providers have faced more Home Office enforcement action than almost any other sector over the past eighteen months. The combination of a heavy reliance on overseas staff, variable pay structures, and administrative pressure on HR teams has made the care sector one of the highest-risk environments for sponsor licence compliance […]
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As a result of the pandemic, the way organisations operated changed drastically with employees working from home or remotely. Now the Government has mapped out a path to return to normality, organisations may choose to return to offices. By doing so, organisations may see the following benefits: 1. Supervision Although organisations have managed to supervise […]
Employment disputes at work arise from time to time. When an employment dispute first materialises if it is handled quickly, pragmatically and appropriately, often a solution can be found which meets the satisfaction and needs of both the employer and employee. An employment dispute could arise for several reasons. Employees may have concerns over pay […]
Changes to Bank Holiday Schedule 2022 An additional bank holiday has been announced to mark the Queen’s 70-year reign. The May Bank Holiday Weekend will be moved to Thursday 2 June and an additional Bank Holiday on Friday 3 June. Employers can expect an influx of requests for annual leave from employees so that they […]
Defined or Undefined Certificate of sponsorship (CoS) If an organisation has a sponsor licence, they would need to assign a defined or undefined CoS to the migrant worker in order that the migrant worker can apply for their skilled worker or other sponsored visa. It is important for the organisation to assign the correct CoS. […]
Employment tribunals are specialist employment ‘courts’. A tribunal comprises up to three people. The employment judge will be legally qualified, and there may be two lay members, one of whom has been chosen as an employee representative and the other as an employer representative. The purpose of the employment tribunal is for it to make […]
As the Covid-19 restrictions are being eased, there are several issues employers should consider to ensure they are complying with government guidelines and their duty of care. Returning to the Office As we are progressing through the government’s lockdown lifting plan, employers should be planning for a phased, gradual return to the workplace. While the […]
Employment law; it’s something we talk about. It’s what our business, and so many others, are based upon. But what do we actually mean when we talk about employment law? Essentially, employment law covers the entire relationship between an employer and an employee. Employment law governs what employers are allowed to expect from employees, what […]
The directors of a company are the people who manage the company, take business decisions and make business contracts on the company’s behalf. The Companies Act 2006 defines a director as any person occupying the position of a director, by whatever name called. In practice, it is necessary to examine the function of the individual, […]
2020 brought several changes to employment law and 2021 looks to be no different, which most changes coming into effect in April 2021. We can assist businesses to look to the future and plan for the upcoming 2021 changes. Right to work in the UK Effective from 1 January 2021, the free movement of persons […]
