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New government support package for high-growth businesses
17 Jun 2026The government has announced a package of measures aimed at helping high-growth businesses expand in the UK, including a visa reimbursement scheme.
Avoiding ETA delays - why timely UK travel planning is crucial for travellers and businesses
17 Jun 2026Recent disruptions to the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) system have highlighted the practical challenges that arise when digital immigration processes don’t go as planned. For travellers and businesses alike, these issues emphasise the importance of early preparation to avoid delays, missed journeys, and uncertainty.
Unjustified pay disparity between sponsored and domestic workers amounted to indirect race discrimination
10 Jun 2026An Employment Tribunal has found that paying sponsored workers more than domestic workers carrying out substantially the same role amounted to indirect race discrimination where the employer could not justify the resulting pay disparity.
Immigration update for university HR teams - preparing for extended right to work checks
04 Jun 2026The direction of travel from the Home Office remains clear: right to work obligations are moving beyond traditional employment relationships and into the flexible ways universities routinely engage people. There has, however, been a change to the immediate position for sponsor licence holders.
Right to Work checks: A much-welcomed update for sponsors
28 May 2026The way employers are required to carry out Right to Work checks has continued to evolve as the Home Office has progressed its digitalisation plans. It also appears that the scope of who these checks should be performed on is likely to change soon.
Home Office consults on updated right to work code to prevent discrimination
22 Apr 2026The revised code of practice will update the guidance aimed at helping employers balance the requirement to conduct immigration checks with equality law obligations.
