Covid-19 blow to firms recruiting Indian workers

Health services, finance businesses and IT firms likely to miss out on highly skilled Indian workers. The post Covid-19 blow to firms recruiting Indian workers appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »

Firms warned over return of Right to Work fines

For much of 2020, with the UK in the grip of the Covid pandemic, the Home Office did not issue any Right to Work fines but in the final quarter of last... Read more »

Budget introduces elite visa to lure tech entrepreneurs

The UK government is set to introduce an ‘elite points-based visa’, a further component of its drive to revamp the immigration system post-Brexit. The post Budget introduces elite visa to lure tech... Read more »

Top 10 HR questions February 2021: Vaccination and IR35

Can employers insist their staff have a coronavirus vaccination? What is IR35? Last month’s big HR questions answered by XpertHR… The post Top 10 HR questions February 2021: Vaccination and IR35 appeared... Read more »

India deal could see more migrant workers enter UK

New trade agreement with India could see more workers from India enter the UK once Covid recedes. The post India deal could see more migrant workers enter UK appeared first on Personnel... Read more »

Biden to boost migrant worker visa rights

Changes to rules concerning H-1B visas could increase numbers of foreign specialists while safeguarding US wages. The post Biden to boost migrant worker visa rights appeared first on Personnel Today. Read more »

Risk of foreign investors being deterred by new immigration rules

Recent comments by Rishi Sunak about ‘hostile state actors’ coupled with complex visa and sponsor licence rules risks sending the wrong message, says immigration specialist. The post Risk of foreign investors being... Read more »

How will employers fare under the new immigration system?

Four legal specialists discuss their hopes and fears for the new immigration system being introduced in the UK on 1 December. The post How will employers fare under the new immigration system?... Read more »

US immigration: How Biden’s election affects global mobility

Global mobility has been stymied under Donald Trump but the new Biden administration is planning a return to a more talent-friendly approach. The post US immigration: How Biden’s election affects global mobility... Read more »

Services sector ‘overlooked’ in Brexit trade talks

The needs of the UK’s £225bn professional services sector are being overlooked in the UK-EU trade talks according a sub-committee… The post Services sector ‘overlooked’ in Brexit trade talks appeared first on... Read more »