Appendix Private Life was added to the Immigration Rules in June 2022 and brought about changes for children and young adults who have been granted permission to stay in the UK based on their private life. Eligible applicants who entered the UK as children may be able...
UK High Potential Individual Visa Immigration Law The High Potential Individual (“HPI”) visa route opened earlier this year and allows qualifying individuals to enter the UK without needing an employer to sponsor them. In a bid to attract the world’s top talent, the...
Pros and Cons of the Scale-up Visa Immigration Law The scale-up worker visa route opened on 22 August 2022. It allows workers to come to the UK to work for an eligible job for a fast-growing UK business, subject to meeting eligibility criteria. The Home Office has...
Mandatory vaccinations for health and social care staff In the recent case of Allette v Scarsdale Grange Nursing Home Limited, an Employment Tribunal has found that a care assistant’s refusal to be vaccinated against Covid-19 constituted a failure to follow a...
Cuts to sick pay for unvaccinated staff who are self-isolating In recent days, it has been announced that several retailers including Next, IKEA and Ocado have opted to remove company sick pay provisions for members of staff who are unvaccinated and required to...
Mental Health in the Workplace The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. World Mental Health Day gives us all the opportunity to talk about mental health and how to look after it. The impact of mental health on...
Tipping changes in the hospitality sector The Government announced on Friday 24th September that upcoming changes to the law will make it illegal for employers to keep tips rather than passing them on to their employees. This is expected to increase income levels for...
Redundancy Selection & Appeals Business Employment Law Individual Employment Law In the recent case of Gwynedd Council v Barratt & others the Court of Appeal considered whether the absence of an appeal would contribute to making a redundancy dismissal unfair....
