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Sometimes employers try to do the right thing and still get it wrong. Lees of Scotland are in that boat right now, having set up a...

The politicians might have downed tools and joined the campaign trail, however, for Home Office staff, it has been more like business as...

With the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates increasing in April, it’s never a better time to have a spring clean of your records and for...

UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) has produced an updated employer’s guide to right to work checks.  This updates the previous guide which...

Following on from Hannah's blog on the Government's draft Regulations to amend the Working Time Regulations 1998 (found here), Hannah and...

All employers should note that that the Home Office has published a new draft code of practice on preventing illegal working which will...

On 28 October 2023, the rehabilitation periods under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (the Act) changed. The new rehabilitation...

We blogged back in January about the Government's consultation on how holiday entitlement for part-year workers and workers with...

I posted at the start of August about the Government's announcement that they were going to raise immigration fees significantly for...

On 13 July 2023, the Government agreed to raise immigration fees significantly for sponsoring employers and their migrant employees....

My post last week provided an update on three new pieces of legislation which have been given royal assent. Many will be of the view that...

Three private members' bills containing new worker rights for parents and carers have been given royal assent last week. Private members'...