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  • Type:
    Editor's choice

    Coming soon

    Updated to reflect the draft Regulations that were published to accompany the Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Act on 20 January 2025. 

  • Type:
    How to

    How to retain a sponsor licence

    Updated to reflect changes to government guidance, confirming that sponsors must carry out right to work checks on workers who are not directly employed.   

  • Type:
    How to

    How to carry out a right to work in the UK check

    Updated to reflect updated government guidance on right to work checks for workers who are not direct employees

  • Type:
    How to

    How to apply for a sponsor licence

    Updated to reflect changes to government guidance, confirming that sponsors must carry out right to work checks on contractors and that they must not seek to recoup sponsorship fees from employees.

  • Type:
    Economic data

    Recruitment

    Updated to include data for December 2024 on the availability and recruitment of permanent and temporary staff from the KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs compiled by S&P Global in association with the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). 

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Immigration rules and right to work

    Updated to reflect the introduction of a prohibition on the recovery of sponsorship costs by employers from skilled workers.

  • Date:
    6 December 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employment Rights Bill: 10 key policies employers must revamp

    The Employment Rights Bill packs 28 imposing employment law reforms into its 158 pages. While HR professionals await the substantive details needed to flesh out the Bill, we outline the key policies that you will need to update and an overview of what those updates might involve.

  • Date:
    22 November 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employing overseas workers: 15 commonly asked questions

    Major changes to the UK's immigration rules affecting the requirements for sponsoring overseas skilled workers came into force earlier this year. What impact do these changes have on employers, and will hiring overseas workers, including right to work obligations, continue to become more challenging? We answer 15 of the most commonly asked questions.

  • Date:
    21 November 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: What changes should HR prepare for from the Employment Rights Bill?

    The Labour Government published its highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024. In this edition of the podcast, Brightmine employment law experts Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson analyse the key proposals in the Bill and offer advice on how HR can begin to prepare for the changes.

  • Date:
    20 November 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Employment Rights Bill Q&A

    The Labour Government published its highly anticipated Employment Rights Bill on 10 October 2024. In this edition of the podcast, Brightmine employment law experts Zeba Sayed and Stephen Simpson answer questions on different aspects of the Bill, from the timeline for the measures coming into effect to the nuances of the proposed unfair dismissal and fire and rehire changes.