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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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What is the Job Support Scheme? The Job Support Scheme will run for six months from 1 November 2020. The Scheme acts as a wage subsidy for employers that are unable to offer their employees full-time hours. To be eligible, employees must work for at least one-third of their standard working hours. For the remaining […]
You may have heard that from 1 January 2021, free movement will end and the UK will introduce a new points-based immigration system. This means that EU and non-EU citizens who want to come to the UK to work will be treated equally. The process will be similar to the current system. Under the points-based […]
Redundancy is one of the most important topics in the current climate, as business owners and senior managers get to grips with the crippling effect of COVID-19 on their businesses. Therefore, if businesses are considering dismissing employees on grounds of redundancy they must understand what it is and how to get it right, to avoid […]
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 […]
