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- Type:
- Employment law guide
Updated with reference to the introduction of a Temporary Shortage List, changes to the salary thresholds, and the removal of visa vignettes.
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- How to
Updated to refer to increased minimum salary and skills thresholds to apply where a certificate of sponsorship is assigned on or after 22 July 2025.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
A number of changes are made to the rules on sponsoring workers, where the certificate of sponsorship is issued on or after 22 July 2025.
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- Type:
- Legal timetable
The immigration skills charge will increase by 32%.
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- Date:
- 14 May 2025
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- News
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.
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- Date:
- 13 May 2025
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- Podcasts and webinars
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.
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- Type:
- Letters and forms
Updated to refer to biometric immigration documents (previously biometric residence permits).
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- 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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- Type:
- Quick reference
Updated to reflect changes to the youth mobility scheme visa.