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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, and a workforce spanning employees, workers, and agency staff all under significant cost pressure create a complex compliance environment. The April 2026 changes have added further layers of risk. […]
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As an employer, dismissing permanent employees is not an easy or enjoyable process. Here are 4 things to consider. Length of relationship When an employer terminates a contract of employment of an employee who has two or more continuous years of service, they must show that they have a fair reason for dismissal and have […]
What is Furlough? The furlough scheme was established by the government, in wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, to prevent mass redundancies across the country. Under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), employers were able to place employees on temporary leave, with the government paying 80% of their monthly wage, up to £2,500. The employer had […]
The Home Office can undertake a sponsor compliance visit in order to assess an organisation once a sponsor licence application has been submitted. They may also visit the organisation, once a sponsor licence has been granted in order to ensure that the organisation is maintaining its sponsorship duties. The Home Office may also wish to […]
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has begun contacting employers it believes may have over-claimed money through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). Starting from 20 August, HMRC will be writing to around 3,000 selected organisations each week asking them to check their claims and allowing them to correct any mistakes. HMRC expects to contact 27,000 […]
The COVID-19 Secure guidelines, applicable in England, are supported by five key steps to working safely which employers need to implement. They are: Carry out a COVID-19 risk assessment. Before employees start to return to the workplace, employers should ensure the safety of their workplaces by: carrying out a risk assessment in line with the […]
Following our previous article The new points-based immigration system: a detailed overview, the government has revealed further details on the points-based immigration system coming into force in January 2021. These new arrangements will take effect from 1 January 2021, once freedom of movement with the European Union (EU) has ended. It will treat EU and […]
What’s the new law? The Government has laid the Employment Rights Act 1996 (Coronavirus, Calculation of a Week’s Pay) Regulations 2020 SI 2020/814 (The Regulations) before Parliament, to ensure that furloughed employees who are made redundant receive statutory redundancy pay based on their normal wages, rather than a reduced furlough rate. When does it come […]
As companies begin to grow the importance of HR within the business becomes increasingly clear. From recruitment to employee onboarding and employee management, HR manages the whole employee experience. During company growth, you need to make sure you are employing the right people for the job. They need to be onboarded quickly and they will […]
Chancellor, Rishi Sunak announced a plan for jobs on 8 July 2020. We set out some of the key highlights. Furlough will not be extended: although it seems attractive, it will be worse for the economy to extend it. So, it will end in October 2020. A new policy has been introduced to reward […]
