The construction sector faces employment law and immigration challenges that are distinctive to the industry. A highly mobile workforce, extensive use of subcontractors and self-employed labour, project-based working patterns, and a significant reliance on overseas skills all create compliance pressures that generic employer advice rarely addresses adequately. Employment status: the construction sector’s biggest liability […]
Care homes and domiciliary care providers have faced more Home Office enforcement action than almost any other sector over the past eighteen months.
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,
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.
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).
Strategic advice for UK employers hiring overseas workers The rules around settling permanently in the UK have changed significantly, and if your business recruits international talent, you need to understand what this means for your workforce planning.
The High Potential Individual visa is designed for recent graduates from the world's top universities who want to work or look for work in the UK. Unlike the Skilled Worker visa, HPI visa holders don't need a job offer or sponsorship from a UK employer before they arrive.
