Employers who are also licenced sponsors, have numerous staff on Tier 2 visas. Following the Government’s announcement of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, employers have been unsure on whether they can furlough Tier 2 workers. We tackle this question in this article.
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The UK Government strictly regulates the immigration of migrant workers to the UK. As a part of its immigration system, it requires companies to have a sponsor licence before they can sponsor non-EU employees...
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The UK government has published further guidance on the ‘new points-based immigration system for 2021’. The guidance re-iterates that all non-UK nationals arriving after 1 January 2021, will require sponsorship...
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The HMRC has provided further guidance on furloughing migrant workers...
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A business will usually consider sponsoring overseas workers when they require a particular skill for their business that cannot be sourced in the UK.
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Once a citizenship application has been granted, an applicant usually has 3 months to book their citizenship ceremony. However, in light of Covid-19 as ceremonies are put on hold,...
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We can all agree that NHS workers have been the true heroes throughout these unprecedented times of Covid-19...
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We expect the government measures to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic to continue until 6 months. This means that a large majority of employees will continue working from home.
The EU Settlement scheme is still open however the Home Office are no longer accepting documents by post.
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