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UK visa measures for Ukrainian nationals and their family members
08 March 2022The Home Office has put in place immediate concessions and has announced new immigration schemes for Ukrainian nationals in response to the Ukraine conflict.
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UK launches Homes for Ukraine scheme
16 March 2022From Friday 18 March 2021, individuals will be able to act as sponsors for Ukrainian refugees and their immediate family members, if they are willing to offer them a room in their home or separate self-contained accommodation for a minimum period of six months. Details for sponsorship by businesses and other organisations will be released at a later date.
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Ethnicity pay gap reporting will not be mandatory
21 March 2022Employers will not have to publish their ethnicity pay gaps after the government reversed a previous commitment and decided against making it mandatory.
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Mock Employment Tribunal
22 March 2022Employment Tribunal claims have increased during the pandemic, and many hearings are now taking place entirely online.
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The new Global Business Mobility Routes
24 March 2022New Immigration Rules have recently been laid in Parliament, setting out the details of the Global Business Mobility routes. These replace the existing Intra-Company Transfer routes, the Representative of an Overseas Business provisions for sole representatives and the contractual service provider element of the International Agreement route. New provisions are also introduced for secondees whose employer has a high value contract or investment in the UK.
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Family rights
25 March 2022Employees who have parental responsibility for a child are afforded certain legal rights in order to protect and support their role as parents. In this Inbrief, we summarise the basic legal position on maternity and adoption, shared parental leave, paternity leave, parental leave, time off for dependents and flexible working, referred to collectively as “family rights”.
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Maternity leave and pay
25 March 2022The law recognises employees on maternity leave as being particularly vulnerable and gives them special protection. As a result, employers need to be careful to make sure they comply with their legal obligations in this area. This Inbrief summarises the rights that employees on maternity leave enjoy and looks at some common problem areas.
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Immigration Law Academy - 29 and 30 March
29 March 2022As the UK recruitment market becomes more and more competitive, understanding the options within the immigration system for employers to secure international talent and keeping up-to-date with changes is vitally important. Our popular Immigration Law Academy is designed with these purposes in mind. This will be delivered online via Microsoft Teams as a set of two sessions.
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War in Ukraine - the impact on the employment relationship
30 March 2022Around the world people are deeply shocked and saddened about the escalating war in Ukraine. Many employers are increasingly concerned about the wellbeing of their employees, particularly those from Ukraine or other Eastern European countries, and are considering how to best support refugees. Employers with operations in Russia are also dealing with the impact of the sanctions.
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Domestic abuse leave introduced in Northern Ireland
30 March 2022The Northern Ireland Assembly has passed legislation that will entitle victims of domestic abuse to 10 days’ paid leave each leave year. The law was passed in the Assembly’s final week of sitting before the forthcoming Assembly elections in May. The commencement date of the new right remains to be confirmed.
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Equality at work
30 March 2022Discrimination in the workplace is governed by the Equality Act 2010.This brings together into one place all of the equality laws that had developed over a number of years, including those based on EU law. It also covers discrimination in other areas such as the provision of goods, facilities and services. This lnbrief gives an overview of the law in an employment context.
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Lewis Silkin announces two promotions to the partnership for 2022
30 March 2022Lewis Silkin has today announced the promotion of two individuals to Partner, representing the firm’s market-leading Employment and Immigration practices.
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Employment law changes in April 2022
31 March 2022It’s that time of the year when employment law changes traditionally take effect. There is little legislative change this April, but we expect new guidance on living with Covid to be published and the usual limits and statutory payments will increase.
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Ukraine Extension Scheme announced under new Immigration Rules
31 March 2022On 29 March 2022, the Home Office published new Immigration Rules covering immigration schemes aimed at facilitating the grant of UK immigration permission for Ukrainian citizens and their families. In addition to bringing the existing Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme within the Rules from 30 March 2022, a new Ukraine Extension Scheme will launch from 3 May 2022.
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Proposed updates to Irish whistleblowing legislation
31 March 2022The Irish Government has published an updated version of the Protected Disclosures (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the Bill), which will amend current Irish whistleblowing legislation to strengthen the protection for whistleblowers in Ireland.
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Paid parental bereavement leave introduced in Northern Ireland
04 April 2022The Northern Ireland Assembly has finalised the legislation implementing an entitlement to two weeks' paid bereavement leave for working parents who lose a child under the age of 18. The new right will come into force with effect from 6 April 2022.
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The new High Potential Individual and Scale-up routes
05 April 2022New Immigration Rules were laid in Parliament last month, setting out the details of the new Scale-up and High Potential Individual routes due to be launched later this year. We take a look at these from the perspective of employers.
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Whistleblowing
07 April 2022Workers who “blow the whistle” on their employers have the right not to be dismissed or otherwise penalised as a result.
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Termination of employment
07 April 2022Terminating employment can create a plethora of unwanted issues for the employer, including claims of wrongful or unfair dismissal.
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Court of Appeal lifts restriction on employers responding to industrial action
07 April 2022The Court of Appeal has ruled that UK legislation does not prevent employers from taking steps falling short of dismissal in response to industrial action. The UK may be in breach of its international commitments over trade union rights, but it is for Parliament and not the courts to address this sensitive issue.