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Recruiting foreign nationals

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  • Date:
    14 May 2025
    Type:
    News

    Immigration white paper: 10 key points and reaction

    Prime minister Keir Starmer announced the government's Immigration White Paper this morning (12 May), pledging to drastically reduce employers' reliance on overseas workers and promote investment in homegrown skills.

  • Date:
    13 May 2025
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Immigration law changes 2025 - what HR needs to know

    Ferzana Ahmed and Mith Ragukaran, solicitors at law firm Fragomen, join Laura Merrylees, senior legal editor at Brightmine, to talk through the latest immigration developments and issues affecting HR professionals, including what's on the horizon.

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Recommended documentation for sponsored migrants checklist

    Updated to refer to biometric immigration documents (previously biometric residence permits).

  • 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.

  • Type:
    Quick reference

    Immigration routes for employing migrants in the UK

    Updated to reflect changes to the youth mobility scheme visa.

  • Type:
    Policies and procedures

    Employing workers from overseas policy

    Notes section updated to reflect that employers are no longer required to carry out follow up right to work checks for employees who have pre-settled status under the EU settlement scheme.

  • Date:
    3 July 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Employers of record (EORs) - meaning, purpose and benefits

    Companies are realising the advantages of hiring workers internationally, but it can be tricky to recruit, pay and manage workers in foreign countries. If you don't have legal entities in the countries where you want to hire, working with an employer of record (EOR) is the easiest way to leverage a global workforce. As Remote's Preston Wickersham explains, it's a cost-effective approach that minimises the many risks of global expansion, whether you're a startup, a small- or medium-sized business or a large enterprise.

  • Date:
    13 June 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Global hiring - AI, EORs and worker misclassification risks

    Miranda Zolot, general counsel at Oyster, talks about the benefits and challenges of distributed working and global hiring. Join her as she discusses subjects including EORs and PEOs, compliance issues, employee/contractor misclassification risks, and AI.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    What is an employer of record (EOR)?

    An employer of record (EOR) is a third-party entity that takes on the responsibility of employing staff on behalf of an organisation based in a different country. The employer of record is ...

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Skilled worker sponsor compliance and audit preparation checklist

    Updated to recommend including copies of Home Office correspondence and change of circumstances requests in the sponsor management file