We will keep members informed of all new developments as and when they are announced by the Border and Immigration Agency, but for now, this round-up of our recent guidance should proved useful.
Are your employees eligible to work in the UK ?
This guidance sets out the documents you must ask for at the point of recruitment to ensure that your potential employees can legally work in the UK. Click here.
Over the next year sweeping changes will be made to the UK immigration system
A discussion of the new points-based immigration system. Click here.
Employing illegal migrant workers: new penalties for breach
Section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996 will be repealed by section 26 of the Immigration Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 when it comes into force on 29 February 2008. The new Act increases the penalties for breach. Click here.
Cost of new style work permits announced
The government has announced the proposed fees for the first part the new points based system. Click here.
Case law update – will a dismissal be fair where the employee’s visa has expired?
The EAT held that it would usually be reasonable for an employer to dismiss, but there is no automatic right to do so. We look at the case and its implications for employers. Click here.
Case law update - is it fair to dismiss employees if you genuinely, but mistakenly, believe they can't work for you?
The Court of Appeal considered whether an employer’s mistaken but genuine belief that its employee could no longer lawfully work in the UK was a fair reason for dismissal. Click here.