Each month, we look at some of the key employment, pension and immigration issues affecting our clients' workforces. In this edition, we explore: immigration fees and compliance; umbrella company market reform; the proposed extension of right to work checks; the status of the manipulation principle in whistleblowing cases; and the latest consultations on the Employment Rights Bill.
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United Kingdom: The government's proposed umbrella company reforms will significantly reshape the contingent labour market in the UK. We explore the implications for the use of employers of record, as well as umbrella companies, and how employers can prepare for the new regime.
United Kingdom: The Home Office's consultation on the Extending the Right to Work Scheme and the accompanying Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill 2025 signals one of the most significant expansions of the UK's employer-compliance regime in more than a decade. Beneath the legislative detail lies a wider question for business: what does it mean to "employ" someone in a modern, flexible economy and who should carry the legal burden of verifying that person's right to work?
United Kingdom: A new decision from the Employment Appeal Tribunal narrows the scope of the manipulation principle in whistleblowing cases. We look at the recent decisions on this topic and what employers can take from them.
United Kingdom: The government has published four consultations on the detail of some of...
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