Home Secretary unveils new immigration policy to cut net migration
On 4 December 2023, the Home Secretary unveiled a five-point plan designed to reduce immigration numbers and curb abuse of the immigration system.
Insights: Immigration for individuals
November’s Employment Law Digest – Immigration Health Surcharge to increase from January 2024
The IHS was in introduced in 2015 and applies to most individuals who make applications to enter or remain in the UK with a visa. There are only a limited number of exemptions to the charge.
Increases to Visa Fees to be implemented next month
Following legislation laid in Parliament, the Home Office has announced increases to immigration and nationality fees which are set to come into effect on 4 October 2023.
Employment Law Digest Summer Edition – What can the Home Office’s latest statistics tell us about immigration trends?
The latest immigration statistics from the Home Office tell an interesting story about immigration over the last 12 months.
May’s Employment Law Digest – Update to Right to Work Checks
The Home Office has recently announced changes to its right to work guidance enabling more individuals to make use of the online checking service.
New government guidance: Voluntary reporting on ethnicity pay gaps in the workplace
The Government has, on 17 April 2023, released guidance to help those employers who wish to measure and report on ethnicity pay gaps in their organisations.
Reporting Working From Home / Hybrid Working Arrangements to the Home Office
Employers who sponsor workers for the Skilled Worker visa have onerous reporting obligations designed to keep the Home Office up to date with goings on in the employer's business and with the employees that they sponsor.
March’s Employment Law Digest: The Spring Cleaning of Immigration Rules
On 9 March 2023, the Home Office announced a raft of changes across a variety of visa categories.
