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Business Immigration and Prevention of Illegal Working Publications

10 May 2012

In Focus - Employment Law News - Spring 2012

Welcome to the Spring 2012 edition of In Focus, our quarterly update on the latest developments in employment law.

16 March 2012

Employment law timeline 2012

For details of employment law changes taking place in 2012 please see our Employment law timeline.

12 January 2012

In Focus - Employment Law News - Winter 2011-12

Welcome to the Winter 2011-12 edition of In Focus, our quarterly update on the latest developments in employment law.

18 October 2011

In Focus - Employment Law News - Autumn 2011

Welcome to the Autumn 2011 edition of In Focus, our quarterly update on the latest developments in employment law.

30 June 2011

Living without a default retirement age - Employment aspects

The abolition of the default retirement age raises a number of questions for employers.

07 April 2011

In Focus - Employment Law News - Spring 2011

Welcome to the Spring edition of In Focus, our quarterly update on the latest developments in employment law.

26 January 2011

In Focus - Employment Law News - Winter 2010/11

Welcome to the Winter edition of In Focus, our quarterly update on the latest developments in employment law.

27 October 2009

In Focus - Pensions and Incentives - Autumn 2009

This edition of our Pensions and Incentives newsletter looks at proposed changes to the way the PPF calculates its risk-based levy, section 75 employer debt and new guidance from the Pensions Regulator and the FSA about what advice about pensions employers can give to their staff.

20 May 2009

Business Immigration Briefing - Change to Tier 2

No more transfers of staff between overseas group companies and the UK?

16 February 2009

Shortage occupancy list applicable to non-EEA workers

The government has introduced a new points based system (PBS) to replace the existing work permit system. This means that with effect from November 2008 employers will have to hold a sponsorship licence if they want to recruit non-EEA nationals to work in the UK. Read more in this briefing.

15 September 2008

Studying in the UK gets harder: Non-EEA students

The Government has recently released its statement of intent about how non-EEA students will be able to study in the UK under Tier 4 of the new points-based immigration system which is due to go live in February/March 2009. This briefing highlights the key issues for higher and further education establishments and independent schools who have non-EEA students.

21 July 2008

Armed and Dangerous - the BIA fights back

BIA are now clamping down hard on employers who employ illegal workers.

12 March 2008

Licence to employ

A major shake-up of the immigration system took place in 2008. Some of the changes affected recruitment processes and the documents that employers are required to keep about employees. Stiff penalties were introduced for non-compliance with the new rules so employers cannot afford to ignore the changes.

29 October 2007

In Focus - Autumn 2007

Our quarterly update of the latest developments in employment, pensions and incentives law.