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- Type:
- Letters and forms
Updated to reflect changes to government guidance clarifying that clipped passports are cancelled documents and not acceptable as proof of the right to work.
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- Date:
- 4 February 2025
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- Podcasts and webinars
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.
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- Type:
- How to
Updated to reflect changes to government guidance, confirming that sponsors must carry out right to work checks on workers who are not directly employed.
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- Date:
- 22 November 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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.
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- Date:
- 21 November 2024
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
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.
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- Date:
- 20 November 2024
- Type:
- Podcasts and webinars
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.
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- Type:
- How to
Updated with details of what to do if an employee is unable to prove their right to work due to a technical issue.
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- Date:
- 17 October 2024
- Type:
- Commentary and insights
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.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to include a reference to the protection from harassment measures in the Employment Rights Bill, published on 10 October 2024.
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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated to reflect that the Employment Rights Bill received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025.