Indefinite Leave to Remain priority service
Is fast-tracked processing available for Indefinite Leave to Remain applications?
Have you heard about Carers Leave?
From 6 April 2024 all unpaid carers are entitled to up to a week's unpaid leave per year to look after someone with a disability or long-term illness. But don't panic! We are here to help :-)
Government rollback of teacher relocation scheme could impact overseas recruitment explains Cambridge lawyer
Trainee teachers are no longer eligible for Department of Education bursaries to relocate to England for work after the government announced that the scheme is now only available to fully qualified teachers.
Advanced Threat Group (ATG) & CyberScale Strategic Alliance
On 1st April 2024 CyberScale and Advanced Threat Group (ATG) formally recognised a strategic alliance aimed at providing their clients with an optimal combination of strategic advice and technical support around Cyber & Information Security.
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024 recognises Goodwin for excellence across Europe
The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) has recognized Goodwin with 31 lawyer rankings and 15 practice area rankings in the 2024 edition of the guide.
Code of Practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel
What is the Code of Practice for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Care Personnel, and what does it mean for recruitment practices in healthcare?
More on cyber insurance benefits and limitations
Organisations in the United Kingdom are faced with a constant barrage of digital dangers where cyber threats lurk around every corner.
How to prepare for a Home Office desktop audit
What is a Home Office desktop audit and how you can you prepare?
More about supply chain and 3rd party risk management
Did you know that only 13% of businesses review the risks posed by their immediate suppliers? In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of cyber attacks as a result of vulnerabilities within the supply chain.
Managing menopause in the workplace
New guidance for employers on how to provide support for workers through the menopause.
What is White Teaming in Cyber Security?
White teaming is a simulated cyber-attack exercise designed to test and improve an organisation’s security posture and incident response capabilities.
Stone King achieves Skilled Worker Visa application success for charity client
The organisation is a longstanding client and wanted to sponsor an overseas national for a managerial role for the UK charity. The candidate had been undertaking a similar role for the overseas organisation for a number of years and was therefore well suited for the position in the UK.
Learn more about fire and rehire rules (employers’ guide)
The UK Government has published a revised Code of Practice for employers on ‘firing & rehiring’.
Can Visa dependents start a business in the UK?
Can dependant visa holders start their own business in the UK?
UK Young Professional Scheme for Indian Nationals 2024
What is the UK's Young Professional Scheme for Indian nationals?
Empowering efficiency: training staff quickly for success at Business Development Directors
Business Development Directors’ (BDD) contract process with Word documents was inefficient and more susceptible to errors. This cumbersome method hindered the delegation of tasks to junior staff without compromising compliance. By introducing standardisation, BDD has confidence that errors are less likely to be made and the compliance process is simplified, which has allowed for more focus on…
Art history in the making: Mills & Reeve advise on first artwork traded on new stock exchange
Leading national law firm Mills & Reeve has advised on the $55 million IPO of a masterpiece painting on the world’s first art stock exchange, Artex.
Malingering, fake illness and disciplinaries
If an employer suspects an absent employee may not be genuinely ill, or not as ill as they claim, the employer may take steps to deal with the concerns.
Chambers Europe 2024 recognises Goodwin across Germany, France, and the United Kingdom
Goodwin has received a firm record 27 lawyer rankings and 14 practice area rankings in the 2024 edition of Chambers Europe. Based on interviews with leading lawyers and clients, the Chambers Europe rankings look at a broad range of qualities, including legal ability, professional conduct, client service, and commercial awareness, to provide an independent assessment of counsel throughout the…
Monitoring those on Skilled Worker Visas when working remotely
Guidance issued on 6 March 2024 has clarified the requirement for employers to carefully consider work location for sponsored workers, and report those contracted to work from home to the Home Office. The Home Office may ask for sponsorship to be justified if a contractual home worker could work remotely from outside the UK.
Stone King partner quoted by Civil Society on the involvement of charity employees in politics
Rosamund McCarthy Etherington, Stone King Partner and joint head of the firm’s charity sector, has been quoted in a Civil Society article discussing whether charity leaders are able to run as political party candidates.
More on sponsor license - change of circumstances
Sponsor licence holders are required to report certain changes to the Home Office, or risk enforcement action.
Taylor Wessing's Outpace™ announces partnership with Seedrs to provide next generation startups with industry leading legal and fundraising support
London – Outpace™, a revolutionary digital legal solution for startups powered by global law firm Taylor Wessing, announces its partnership with Seedrs - Europe's leading private investment platform.
Learn more about workplace investigation process steps
What are the key stages in a workplace investigation process?
Where are the practical and responsible people-centred applications of artificial intelligence in real-world learning and development?
In a recent webinar, Acteon’s Matt Borg explored how making smart use of AI can help provide colleagues with customised learning plans, personalised coaching and just-in-time micro content.