Increase in limits
This week new limits applying to certain awards of employment tribunals, and other amounts payable under employment legislation, have been […]
Verity Buckingham
Full bioWorker status – Pimlico Plumbers case
Pimlico Plumbers engaged Mr Smith as a plumber for around five and a half years. Four months after he suffered […]
Criminal record check for Tier 2 UK migrants
From 6 April 2017 those applying to come to the UK to undertake certain jobs, along with their adult dependants, […]
Calling HR: time to give your views on the work, health and disability green paper on "improving lives"
The government has produced a consultation paper, “Work, health and disability: improving lives”. The paper highlights the following striking statistics: […]
UK Immigration Rule Changes
The Government announced the following changes on 3 November 2016. Tier 2 The following changes will affect all certificates of […]
UK Visas & Immigration provide premium sponsor licence
From October 2016, for an additional fee of £200, sponsors will be able to subscribe to a new optional premium […]
Update on EEA applications for UK Permanent Residence
Due to continuing uncertainty following the Brexit vote, EEA nationals who qualify are acting now to secure their right to […]
On the Buses…
The case of CT PLUS (Yorkshire) CIC v. Black and ors looked at whether a change in bus service from […]
Can you dismiss an employee if they have allegedly committed a criminal offence?
An American football team, the San Francisco 49ers, has dismissed its player Bruce Miller following his arrest on suspicion of […]
Illegal working penalties for employers are more than a slap on the wrist
Further to our post last week on the Immigration Act 2016 (“Are You Ready For Tomorrow“), UK Visas and Immigration […]
Germany not prepared to "pull up the drawbridge" on young Britons
The German vice chancellor has called on certain EU countries (including Italy and France) to offer young British citizens who […]
"I'm sick, honest. My self-certified sick note says so!"
Representatives of the British Medical Association (BMA) met recently to discuss the possibility of allowing employees to take up to […]