Managing TUPE. A guide for employers
In this practical guide for employers and HR departments, we detail the rules on managing TUPE transfers and how you can reduce your exposure to legal risks.
Scale Up Visa guidance for employers
In this guide, we outline the rules and requirements under the Start-Up route, from the eligibility criteria to how this visa will benefit both UK businesses and talented individuals.
Entrepreneur visas in the UK
Since the closure of the Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa, there is no longer a single, dedicated entrepreneur visa for the UK. Instead, applicants should take advice on their circumstances to determine which of the current immigration routes are open to you to come to the UK to pursue commercial opportunities.
Can you dismiss an employee on sick leave?
Employers can lawfully dismiss an employee who is off sick, provided they have a fair reason for dismissal, act reasonably in all the circumstances and follow a fair procedure.
Indirect Discrimination guide for employers
Employers have to ensure they are not treating certain individuals or group of employees unfairly, even if this treatment is unintentional. In this guide, DavidsonMorris explain the obligations on employers to prevent employees being indirectly discriminated against at work, and in what circumstances it may be lawfully justifiable to.
How to use the UK Immigration ID Check app
An important part of the application process when looking to extend a visa from within the UK, or to switch to a different visa, is to attend an appointment to provide evidence of your identity, and to submit your biometric information and supporting documentation.
What Tech Nation’s closure means for Global Talent Visas
Tech Nation has announced that it is to close its operations from 31 March 2023, ending its role as endorsing body for tech applicants under the Global Talent route.
How to manage an effective TOIL policy
An effective TOIL policy can help ensure a consistent and legally compliant approach to managing time off in lieu for overtime.
DavidsonMorris Tier 1 Entrepreneur extension tips
Entrepreneurs already in the UK under the Tier 1 Entrepreneur route have until 5 April 2023 to apply to extend their visa, and until 5 April 2025 to apply for indefinite leave to remain. Given the limited window to make your Tier 1 Entrepreneur extension application, DavidsonMorris have collated their top tips to help give your submission the best chance of success.
Recruiting Social Care workers from overseas - Employer's Guide
As part of new temporary measures to address the workforce challenges faced by the health and social care sector in the UK, a number of care sector roles have been added to the UK Shortage Occupation List (SOL) from 16 February 2022, and for 12 months will be eligible for Health and Care visas. Find out more.
How to Sponsor a Global Business Mobility Visa Worker
Following the introduction of five different Global Business Mobility (GBM) routes for migrant workers, many overseas businesses are now looking to the new rules on how to sponsor these workers to help establish a UK presence or transfer staff to the UK.
Managing TUPE: Guide for Employers
If you are involved in managing the workforce aspects of the transfer of a business (or part of a business) or of a service provision, you will need to be familiar with the TUPE provisions.
Skilled Worker Visa Extension - Guide for Employers
Skilled Worker visas are issued for a period of up to five years. To remain in the UK beyond this, the worker has to make an application for a Skilled Worker visa extension before their current visa expires.
Workplace investigation process steps - an employer's guide
Workplace investigations play an important role in resolving disputes at work. If conducted properly, investigations can help to protect the interests of the organisation by identifying wrongdoings and to support the employer with fair, objective and informed decision-making.
Home Office sponsor action plans explained
The following guidance for UK-sponsors examines the Home Office enforcement process for non-compliance with your sponsorship duties, including the various stages involved in that process if you’re suspected of being, or proven to be, in breach of UK sponsorship rules.
How to Write a Menopause Policy - an Employer's Guide
By implementing a written menopause policy at work, you can help to ensure that all staff feel fully supported by both management and co-workers during this potentially stressful and difficult phase — and that these individuals are treated fairly in the workplace, and with dignity and respect.
Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence - Employer's guide
To hire workers on a short-term basis from overseas, UK employers have to apply for a Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence. Any UK business looking to recruit an overseas national under one of the Temporary Worker routes must first have in place a valid licence to sponsor this category of worker. Below we look closely at the rules and requirements relating to the Temporary Worker sponsor licence.
Scale up Visa - Guide for employers
The Scale Up visa has been designed to help qualifying UK businesses, with the potential for growth, to recruit skilled overseas workers more easily. In this guide, we outline the rules and requirements under the Start Up route, from the eligibility criteria to how this visa will benefit both UK businesses and talented individuals.
UK Visas for Under 18s - bringing your children to the UK
If you are an overseas national looking to move to the UK and would like your dependent children to accompany you, or you are already living in the UK and would like your children to join you once you are settled and have set up home, they will usually need a visa to do so.
An employer's guide to dismissing an employee due to mental health
If an employee’s mental health is impacting their performance, the employer can take action to try to address the situation. In some cases, this may result in terminating the employee’s contract of employment. The following guide for employers looks in detail at the complex legal issue of terminating the employment of an individual with mental health issues — from the employee’s rights to the…
UK Expansion Worker Visa - Guide for employers
Overseas companies can deploy senior personnel to establish UK-based operations under the Expansion Worker visa. The UK Expansion Worker visa is a new sponsored route for established overseas businesses that wish to set up a branch or subsidiary in the UK. It allows eligible businesses to sponsor an existing senior manager or specialist worker when being assigned to the UK for a temporary…
Learn more about the High Potential Individual Visa
The UK's High Potential Individual visa is open for graduates of top global universities to work in the UK without sponsorship.
Insubordination at Work - A guide for employers
Insubordination at work can be a serious matter, given its effect of damaging working relationships, undermining organisational authority and the potential to impact wider team morale. But does insubordination warrant disciplinary action? In this guide, we look at what insubordination at work means, with common examples of workplace insubordination and how employers should deal with employee…
Summary Dismissal - A guide for employers
What is summary dismissal? Dismissing an employee without notice, or payment in lieu of notice, requires employers to proceed with caution, not least to minimise the risk of a claim for unfair or wrongful dismissal. DavidsonMorris's detailed guide for employers examines the law relating to summary dismissal, with practical advice on the procedures you will need to follow for the dismissal to be…
Redundancy Settlement Agreement - A guide for employers
Settlement agreements are generally used by employers to settle potential employment claims, but they are also commonly used as an alternative to dismissal by redundancy. In this detailed guide, DavidsonMorris examine what Settlement Agreements are and how they are used.