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With effect from October 1st, 2020, the Immigration Health Surcharge (IHS) – a mandatory fee that applies to all foreign nationals staying in the United Kingdom for at least six months – will be increased by 56% to £624 (US$727) per year …

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The previously announced change in minimum salary for sponsored Tier 2 (General) workers applying for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) on or after April 6th 2020 has been suspended …

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The way annual leave is calculated will change on April 6th 2020 …

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The Chancellor has announced a package of short-term support to employers …

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The planned changes to IR35 rules that would have pushed onto employers accountability for any misclassification of work as arising from self-employment and the use of personal service companies have surprisingly been postponed at the last moment …

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Although the UK government is bringing forwards legislation to give sick pay from day one of absence, what happens when an employee refuses to come to work over fears concerning the coronavirus? Is this a disciplinary matter and are they entitled to pay or sick pay? According to the UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock, UK employers have been advised that “if staff are asked to self-isolate” they remain entitled to sick leave …

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In previous issues we have already covered many of the changes that will take place on the 6th of April 2020 under the Good Work Plan …

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The government gave up long ago concerning the task of revising all the laws and legal clauses that have originated from the European Union …

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One of the key cases involving enhanced maternity leave payment rights being denied to fathers on shared leave (SPL) has finally come to the buffers …

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From the summer of 2021, those foreign students who already have a valid tier-4 visa and are studying for first degrees (and higher) at an approved UK educational establishment will automatically be able to remain in the UK for a period of two years after graduation …

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The government has announced it will be introducing a new legal framework, post Brexit, in order to restrict migration and the entry of low-skilled workers …

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Reports of an all-time record in the employment rate during the fourth quarter of 2019 are wholly misleading …

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It should be noted that although zero hours exclusivity clauses in England, Wales and Scotland are unenforceable under the SBEE Act, there is no such restriction in Northern Ireland …

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Companies in the UK will need to operate fully in line with the GDPR and current data transfer instruments until the 31st of December 2020 …

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The Equal Pay Bill has recently had its first reading in the House of Lords …

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