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Recruiting teachers from overseas publication

Recruiting teachers from overseas

05 March 2025

Our immigration solicitors schools increasingly rely on international talent to fill teaching and administrative roles, navigating the complexities of the UK’s Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) and Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) processes has become more critical than ever.

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Public procurement challenges

Procurement Challenges under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015

07 October 2022

Taking prompt advice is essential as unsuccessful bidders have just ten days within which to issue court proceedings if they want to benefit from the automatic suspension provided for in the Regulations, which prevents the contracting authority from awarding the contract to anyone else.

Otherwise, there is a time limit of 30 days to issue proceedings. This guide sets out the key information about public procurement challenges that bidders and
contracting authorities need to know under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Sponsorship Management System

26 May 2022

When granted with a Worker sponsor licence to employ migrant workers, an organisation is given access to the Sponsorship Management System (SMS), which is the online platform used to manage the licence and facilitate the sponsorship of migrant workers. We have set out  some key points for you to download to help you with the SMS.

Brain fog and unlawful discrimination risks

10 May 2022

Brain fog has been in the news lately because of its association with Long Covid and the menopause. But what is brain fog and how should employers support staff suffering from it?

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  • 25 February 2025
  • Corporate and M&A

A brief guide to business exiting strategies

In this article, we explore business exiting strategies commonly found in practice as well as alternative strategies to consider.

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  • 25 February 2025
  • Employment

Carnival PLC v Hunter – Understanding maternity leave protections during redundancy

In the recent case of Carnival PLC v. Hunter, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) explained the position regarding offering suitable alternative roles for employees on maternity leave who face redundancy.

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  • 24 February 2025
  • Public Procurement

Public procurement: When does a contracting authority have an obligation to seek clarification?

In the recent case of Work on Wellbeing Ltd t/a Optima Health v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, the Court of Appeal has provided useful guidance on how a contracting authority should exercise its discretion to seek clarification of errors and ambiguities in bids, and when they are obliged to do so.

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  • 20 February 2025
  • Employment

Talking Employment Law: Asda workers a step closer to a £1.2 billion equal pay claim

In the latest podcast of the ‘Talking Employment Law’ series, Louise Keenan and Shauna Jones, members of the employment team at Clarkslegal, will discuss the recent Asda equal pay decision, which has been attracting a lot of attention.

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  • 20 February 2025
  • Immigration

UK court rules Home Office’s sponsorship requirement for care workers unlawful

Hartford Care Group Ltd, a prominent care home provider with 19 care homes in the UK, challenged the Home Office’s refusal to grant them 70 Defined Certificate of Sponsorships (DCOS) to recruit overseas migrants for their care homes.

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  • 19 February 2025
  • Employment

Employee objects to transfer – that’s good news isn’t it?

It’s common knowledge in TUPE circles that if an employee generally objects to a transfer their employment terminates by law on the transfer date.  It’s not treated as a dismissal.