Immigration
17 February 2022

Home Office updates Sponsorship policy guidance

The Home Office has now updated the Worker and Temporary Worker Sponsorship policy guidance, first published in December 2020. The Sponsorship policy guidance is divided into numerous sections, covering all aspects of the sponsorship process. We have outlined below a few pertinent changes to the policy guidance impacting UK sponsor licence holders.

Employment
15 February 2022

Court of appeal overturns holiday pay ruling

In the recent case of Pimlico Plumbers v Smith, Gary Smith had already succeeded at the Supreme Court which decided that he was a worker and not, as claimed by Pimlico Plumbers, a self-employed contractor. With his worker status confirmed, Mr Smith’s claimed around £74,000 of holiday pay accrued over the six years that he worked for Pimlico Plumbers.

Employment
11 February 2022

Employee Monitoring- What can employers do?

We take a deep dive into the complicated process of employee monitoring. It's a topic that has hit the headlines partly due to remote ways of working and also due to a rise in the range of software allowing tracking of employees. So what is the law on employee monitoring? And what can employers do?

Commercial Real Estate
10 February 2022

Landowner obligations in respect of tenant’s waste and fly-tipping

Fly-tipping is an offence under the Environmental Protection Act 1990, incurring not only financial penalties but also potential imprisonment.

Employment
03 February 2022

What’s ahead for employment law in 2022

Several proposed employment law changes have taken a back seat during the pandemic . However, it is hoped that we will now get some clarity on these as we continue through the year.

Immigration
31 January 2022

EU Settlement Scheme – Is it too late to apply?

The EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) was implemented to enable EU citizens and their eligible family members who started living in the UK before 31st December 2020 to acquire pre-settled status which gives the right to live in the UK for 5 years or settled status which allows the right to remain indefinitely in the UK.

Commercial Real Estate
26 January 2022

Historic rent reviews: A warning for tenants

We have been asked whether a landlord is able to operate historic rent reviews.

Employment
21 January 2022

Workers encouraged to return to the workplace

Despite the Government scrapping the guidance that urged individuals to work from home, employers will now have the freedom to decide whether they deem it necessary for their employees to return to the workplace, continue working from home or implement a hybrid working arrangement on a more permanent basis.

Employment
21 January 2022

Avoiding being part of UK’s long-term sickness increase

The rate of work-related ill-health cases has increased following the pandemic and it is feared that this problem will only worsen in light of reports of depression and anxiety being caused by financial worries amid the ongoing cost of living crisis. This is also not helped by exceptionally long NHS waiting lists for mental health support.

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