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  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Letter asking job applicant to provide evidence of right to work in UK

    Updated to reflect changes to government guidance clarifying that clipped passports are cancelled documents and not acceptable as proof of the right to work.

  • Date:
    4 February 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: The criminally overlooked potential of ex-offenders in the workforce

    A significant proportion of the population have criminal records. So what are the legal requirements when thinking about recruiting someone with a spent or unspent conviction? And are employers that shy away from engaging with ex-offenders failing to make use of a valuable resource and even damaging their organisations? Debbie Sadler of Unlock and Brightmine senior legal editor Laura Merrylees join the podcast to discuss these questions.

  • 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.   

  • 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.

  • Type:
    How to

    How to deal with an employee who no longer has the right to work in the UK

    Updated with details of what to do if an employee is unable to prove their right to work due to a technical issue

  • Date:
    17 October 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Transition to eVisas 2024: Key updates and action points for employers

    As part of the Government's digitisation of the UK immigration system, physical documents, including biometric residence permits (BRPs), which are currently used to prove immigration status, are being phased out and replaced with eVisas by the end of 2024. Employers will need to take steps to update their impacted workplace population, and implement processes to complete follow-up right to work checks where required.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Discrimination in recruitment and selection

    Updated to include a reference to the protection from harassment measures in the Employment Rights Bill, published on 10 October 2024.

  • Type:
    Employment law guide

    Making job offers

    Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.