TUPE Right to Work Checks
When taking over a business, in addition to various other legal obligations on the incoming employer, there are important immigration compliance matters relating to TUPE transfers that must be handled correctly to avoid falling foul of the law. This means employers taking on transferred staff assume full responsibility for compliance with UK employment laws, including […]
Managing Risks of Senior Executive Business Travel
Senior executive business travel is an essential aspect of corporate operations, allowing key decision-makers to attend meetings, secure partnerships, and oversee global ventures. Ensuring these trips run smoothly requires careful planning, particularly when it comes to cost management, compliance, and employee wellbeing. Senior executive business travel remains a source of compliance risk for multinational employers. […]
Global Mobility Employment Contracts Guide
Global mobility employment contracts are agreements that outline the terms and conditions for employees working across international borders. These contracts are essential for ensuring compliance with employment laws in both the UK and the host country, while also addressing key aspects such as tax obligations, social security, and employee benefits. UK employers face several risks […]
Can An Employee Refuse Training?
Encouraging employees to progress with their personal development and within your business can help to unlock productivity and boost performance, especially if an individual is willing to undertake additional training relevant to their job role. Training can also form a mandatory part of a particular role, although not all employees will be willing to undertake […]
Can Employers Refuse Parental Leave?
As an employer you are legally bound to consider any request for parental leave made by an eligible employee, and undoubtedly will want to encourage a healthy work/life balance. Equally, however, you will need to ensure that any such request would not be disruptive to your operations or other personnel. In the UK, eligible employees […]
UK Student Visa Work Rules: What You Need to Know
As an international student in the UK, working while studying offers you the chance to earn money, gain experience, improve language skills and meet people. But with so much opportunity in the UK, you’ll also need to take care that you don’t break the conditions of your visa. In light of current labour shortages in […]
Global Mobility Compliance in a Crisis
Deploying personnel overseas carries substantial risk, across a number of areas. If the worst were to happen, and a crisis or disaster were to affect your international workers, how would your organisation respond? Employers operating globally-mobile workforces must be prepared. The safety and well-being of your personnel are paramount. The speed and impact of your […]
Reporting Illegal Immigrants (Employer Advice)
What should you do if you establish your business has been employing an illegal worker? What is the process for reporting illegal immigrants? It is a legal requirement on all UK employers to carry out prescribed document checks on their employees and prospective employees to verify their right to work in the UK. The checks must […]
Managing a Global Workforce
Operating internationally allows your organisation to gain commercial advantage and pursue new opportunities. But managing international employees brings risks and challenges. Managing a global workforce involves overseeing employees across multiple countries, ensuring smooth operations while adhering to local employment laws and cultural expectations. For UK employers, it is an essential aspect of expanding into international […]
How Immigration Compliance can Support Global Mobility
Once a tactical solution to solving skills shortages, global mobility is now integral to successful organisations’ talent and overall business strategies. And it’s not just larger organisations; mid-size companies are relying on overseas assignments and talent mobility, creating an increasingly fluid and highly competitive global landscape. But with the growth of global mobility comes an […]