Immigration | Skilled Workers and Health and Care Worker Visa
The Health and Care Worker visa was launched in August 2020 to allow medical professionals to come to or stay in the UK. Since then the…
Immigration
Sponsor Licence: does your business need one?
Over the last few years, reports of labour shortages across a range of sectors in the UK have continued to increase, impacted by both…
Immigration | Scale-up Visas
The Scale-up route is a new UK sponsored work visa which opened for applications on 22 August 2022. The aim of the Scale-up visa is…
Right to Work checks: temporary adjustment process to end
All UK employers have a duty to prevent illegal working and accordingly, they must conduct Right to Work checks on any potential new…
The Perfect Storm – Homeworking and Skilled Worker shortages in the Information and Communications sector
This blog post will look at what Home Office Licenced Sponsors need to do to ensure that they are meeting their duties and responsibilities…
Scale-up Visas: A new immigration route
The Scale-up Visa route comes into force today on 22 August 2022. The Scale-up Visa is a key visa route in the Home Office Plan for Growth…
Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery
Sir Mo Farah recently revealed that he was brought to the UK illegally as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant. As reported in…
Thorntons Employment Webinar | Fair Recruitment
All successful organisations need the right people and a vital part of achieving this is getting the process of recruitment right. However…
Immigration Webinar | Immigration Updates
The UK Government has introduced significant changes to Immigration rules in recent weeks.
The way UK employers undertake Right to…
Right to Work Checks: Changes for employers.
Important changes to Right to Work checks are being introduced from 6 April 2022 as part of the Home Office move to a digital solution to…
UK visa support for Ukrainian nationals
Ukraine is on the UK visa national list and as a result, nationals of Ukraine must have a visa before they enter the UK. As the…
Government confirms the immediate withdrawal of the Tier 1 Investor route
Yesterday, the UK Government issued a press release confirming that the Tier 1 Investor visa has been closed with immediate effect. The…
What’s happening in Immigration Law in 2022?
Our Immigration Associate, Gurjit Pall, recently hosted a webinar on the key developments in immigration law over the last 12 months and…
Immigration Webinar | A year on since Brexit - what's changed?
From changes to visa routes to a complete overhaul of the Points-Based Immigration system, and the impact of EU…
Djokovic saga highlights the complexities of entry clearance
News headlines have this week been dominated by the decision of Australian Border Force to refuse Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic’s…
Kitchen Nightmares: can restrictive covenants prevent employee poaching?
The hospitality sector was among those worst affected by the pandemic, and now staff shortages due to issues arising from Covid and Brexit…
Support with your UKVI Sponsor Licence application: FAQs
Since 1 January 2021, EEA nationals arriving in the UK for work purposes and who were not resident in the UK before this date require a…
Immigration Webinar | Applying for a UKVI Sponsor Licence
Employers recruiting from outside the UK must now hold a valid UKVI Sponsor Licence, and incoming EU citizens must apply to live and work…
Right to Work Checks – Coronavirus Adjustments extended to 5 April 2022
Yesterday, the Home Office announced that the adjusted right to work check process introduced in March 2020 will be extended to 5 April…
Immigration Webinar | Right to Work checks 2021
From 1 July 2021, the Home Office have confirmed that new rules for carrying out right to work checks will apply to EEA nationals and…
Changes to Right to Work Checks from 1 July 2021
The Home Office have released their long anticipated guidance on how right to work checks will be carried out from 1 July 2021. Online…