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Articles by Marcia Longdon
Can an employer pay a sponsored worker more than a non-sponsored worker?
One question clients often ask is whether an employer can lawfully pay a sponsored worker more than a non-sponsored worker doing the same role, particularly given the increases to minimum salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker route.
Can you dismiss a skilled worker who does not qualify for ILR (Indefinite Leave to Remain) when you thought they would?
As I mentioned previously, I am still trying to get my head around the issues that continue to arise from the recent announcement made by the Home Secretary in relation to the settlement provisions. For now, I want to unpack one part of the change. As a quick recap: if someone is in the UK as a Skilled Worker, their employer will have a sponsor licence and sponsoring them.
U.K. Prime Minister Announces Controversial Immigration Fee Hike to Fund Public Sector Pay Rises
In July, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak made an announcement that he was going to increase immigration fees by at least 15-20%. The reasoning for the increase was to partially fund the public sector pay rises, including for health-care professionals. Leaving aside that our public sector workers do an amazing job and deserve a pay rise, you may ask: Why should migrants pay for public sector pay rises such as for National Health Service (NHS) staff?
India Young Professionals Scheme visa: A one in a million chance…. literally……
The ballot to apply for the India Young Professionals Scheme visa opens today. Besides having strict requirements i.e., a degree qualification, it only has 2,400 visas available. This roughly equals 1 visa for every 60,000 - 80,000 eligible nationals. While the UK labour market tightens, with several sectors struggling to hire workers, the 2,400 visas with stringent requirements is unlikely to provide much relief. What is the India Young Professionals Scheme visa?
Lessons must be learned from the Windrush scandal
Let’s not forget. Windrush was the greatest catastrophe in UK immigration history. A year on, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) published its report into what went wrong. The report is forthright in its condemnation of the Home Office, which came under fire for failing 'to protect people’s legal rights to live, work and access services and benefits in the UK'. It is vital we learn the lessons from this debacle.
Ending bias in law firms would also boost productivity
International Women's Day 2019 fell in the year we are marking one hundred years since women were allowed to qualify as solicitors. To celebrate this, I have been involved in a number of round table events which were run by the Law Society in an initiative championed by Christina Blacklaws. Women met to talk about their experience of being a woman in the legal profession and asked a number of questions, but the one that interested me the most was, 'have we progressed and have things changed?'.
The pitfalls of employee immigration status
What can employers do if they discover a staff member’s status is not what it appeared? Richard Fox and Marcia Longdon report in light of a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal ruling Employers are rightly keen to make sure there are no mistakes so far as their employees’ immigration status is concerned. Usually, these issues are sorted out at the point of recruitment – but not always.
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