Govt Shelves Predictable Hours Act for Rights Under New Employment Rights Bill

The Department for Business and Trade has confirmed that a new law, which was set to grant workers the right to request predictable working hours, has been abandoned in favour of upcoming legislation. The Labour government has decided to shelve the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Act 2023, despite the Bill receiving Royal Assent on […]

Changes in Home Office Visa Processing Providers

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The Home Office has provided further information about upcoming changes to the commercial partners operating some of its visa application centres in the UK and overseas. Visa application centres are managed by private companies, or ‘commercial partners’, on behalf of UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI), the Home Office department responsible for administering the country’s visa […]