Recruiting foreign nationals

New and updated

• Government extends group of occupations exempt from £30,000 visa threshold

  Date:

  11 March 2019

  Type:

  News

  The government has announced an extension to the number of professions that will be exempt from the proposed £30,000 minimum salary threshold on workers requiring a Tier 2 visa.

• Employing foreign nationals

  Type:

  Employment law manual

  Updated to reflect that the pilot scheme for seasonal agricultural workers has opened.

• Post-Brexit £30,000 immigration salary threshold will be 'disastrous'

  Date:

  28 February 2019

  Type:

  News

  The government's proposed salary threshold for EU migrants will "decimate" the UK's manufacturing base, according to Make UK, which is urging the government to phase in any minimum earnings level.

• Employing people from abroad policy

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to reflect the introduction of online right to work checks, effective from 28 January 2019.

• How to apply for a sponsor licence

  Type:

  How to

  Updated to reflect the introduction of online right to work checks, effective from 28 January 2019.

• Tier 2 sponsor compliance and audit preparation checklist

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to reflect the introduction of online right to work checks, effective from 28 January 2019.

• Record of all workers' right to work in the UK form

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to reflect the introduction of online right to work checks, effective from 28 January 2019.

• Recommended documentation for sponsored migrants checklist

  Type:

  Policies and documents

  Updated to reflect the introduction of online right to work checks, effective from 28 January 2019.

• What does the immigration White Paper mean for employers?

  Date:

  21 December 2018

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  This week the government finally published its White Paper outlining how the immigration system will look once Britain leaves the EU. Kerry Garcia from law firm Stevens & Bolton explains the key points for employers.

• 2019 employment law: eight changes to look out for

  Date:

  13 December 2018

  Type:

  Legal guidance

  Although Brexit dominates the news, there will be a number of important employment law developments in 2019. We set out an eight-point plan so employers can prepare.