Led by legal director of immigration, Rachel Harvey and employment associate, Amy Leech, this webinar provided guidance on options available for frontier workers following the end of free movement between the EU and the UK.
Free movement of individuals between EU countries and the UK ended on 31 December 2020, following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union. The Withdrawal Agreement assured existing frontier workers could continue to work in the UK after this date, and as a result, the UK Government created the Frontier Worker Permit Scheme.
This webinar considered who frontier workers are, how the permit scheme works in practice, potential alternatives and key considerations that employers should be aware of.
Frontier workers are individuals who regularly commute into the UK for work but mainly live outside of the UK. They can be employed or self-employed and they are likely to be EEA or Swiss nationals. UK nationals who travel regularly to the continent for work may also be protected by the Withdrawal Agreement. The rules that govern UK nationals depend on the country they are travelling to in Europe, as each country will likely have their own frontier worker scheme in place.
To obtain or renew a frontier worker permit, the applicant needs to make an application online and demonstrate to the Home Office that they:
Jared Kushner’s attorney says his legal team has formally put Vanity Fair and its parent company, Condé Nast, on notice over allegations about President Donald Trump’s son-in-law that the lawyer ch...