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A recent change in UK employment law has brought important updates about how employers must handle sexual harassment at work. Let’s break down what this means for you as an employer. What is the Preventative Duty? As an employer, you now have a clear legal duty to take steps to prevent sexual harassment in your […]
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UKVI is constantly assessing and checking if employers are meeting their sponsor licence obligation and duties, and if not, they may take action that prevents them from continuing to sponsor overseas workers. Employers may have their licence suspended, downgraded or revoked for non-compliance. In this post, we look at what to do if your sponsor […]
On Tuesday 24th January 2023, the UK Government published the long-awaited draft of its statutory fire and rehire code of practice (the “Code”). The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) code – which is still subject to consultation for the next 12 weeks – has set out employers’ responsibilities when seeking to change the terms […]
As a result of last years ruling in Harper Trust v Brazel, the government have lodged a consultation to address the complexities surrounding calculating holiday pay correctly. Background In July 2022, the Supreme Court confirmed in the Brazel ruling that part time workers should receive 5.6 weeks’ statutory holiday pay. This means that part time […]
Are employees entitled to be paid for time off for training agreed under the right to make a request in relation to study or training? Here, we explore what is the law when it comes to paid study leave? Employees are an organisation’s most valuable assets and therefore it is important to invest in them […]
The UK Government has announced plans for a Parliamentary bill. It says it will ensure vital public services maintain a “basic function” during industrial action. But what is the new proposed anti-strike bill and what does it mean for employers? The bill, which has been dubbed the anti-strike law, is due to go through Parliament in the coming […]
The immigration skills charge (ISC) is a fee that an employer may need to pay if they employ an overseas worker under their sponsor licence. Here we explore how does the immigration skills charge work? When don’t employers need to pay the immigration skills charge? If a worker has one of the following occupation codes, they will […]
With the UK economy facing significant economic challenges, it’s no surprise that an ACAS study found that nearly 1 in 5 employers are expecting to make redundancies over the next year. And whether or not redundancies are on the horizon for your SME, it’s important to know the law. That’s why this post looks into the length […]
Introduced in March 2019, the Innovator visa is one of the latest additions to the UK’s range of immigration options. The Innovator visa is for anyone who wants to set up or run a business in the UK. The business must be ‘innovative’, i.e. something new in the business field. The Innovator visa partly replaced […]
In the Autumn Statement, Jeremy Hunt announced that the national living wage for those aged 23 and over would increase to £10.42 from April 2023. Here, we explore the impact of the minimum wage increase. What are the new rates? From 1 April 2023, the National Living Wage (NLW) (for those aged 23 or over) […]
Businesses that hold a sponsor licence must comply with a number of duties and responsibilities set out by the Home Office, which are set out in the Sponsor Guidance. If a sponsor fails to comply with the duties set out within the Sponsor Guidance, this can lead to a suspension or revocation of the sponsor […]
