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Age Discrimination in the Workplace
Age discrimination affects millions of British employees of all ages every year. In this blog you’ll learn about some of the different ways that age discrimination can occur inside the workplace, and a few of the areas in which age discrimination is legal.
Understanding the Skilled Worker Visa
One of the main immigration routes for non-UK resident workers is the Skilled Worker visa which allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an eligible job with an approved employer.
In this blog, we will explain the requirements needed to apply, as well as actions permitted under this visa, and the application process.
Disability discrimination in the workplace
According to reported statistics, 3 out of 4 disabled people have experienced negative behaviours in the last 5 years due to their disabilities. Over 40% of these experiences occurred inside the workplace.
In this blog, employers and colleagues can get a better understanding of disability discrimination in the workplace and how it can be avoided.
The British Citizenship Process
Applying for British citizenship is an important process if you want to make the UK your permanent home or hold a British passport. In this blog, we discuss the general process to follow when applying for British citizenship, and the information you may need to provide throughout.
Managing the Menopause in the Workplace
There are many enormous changes that can happen in one lifetime - from marriage to relocation to retirement. But one life change that often goes undiscussed when thinking about employees and employment law is the menopause.
In this blog, we’ll give you a quick overview of the menopause and how it may affect employees, and make suggestions of how to accommodate workers in this particular stage of life.
An Overview of Family Visas
There’s a lot to know about family visas, and how your family members could apply to immigrate to the UK.
In this blog we aim to shed some light on partner, spouse, and family member visas. This includes information about different types of visas, how they differ, and their varying eligibility requirements.
Immigration Update: Summer 2022
There have been many immigration updates in the summer of 2022.
In this blog, we’ll give a brief explanation of the new High Potential Individual Route and multiple Global Mobility Visas, including eligibility criteria and length of stay in the UK.
HR Training for Businesses - What Is It, and What are the Benefits?
There are many different aspects of running a business - from creating products or services, to marketing them, to keeping up-to-date with invoices and cash flow. But one important aspect that is often left behind is Human Resources, more recently referred to as the People department.
Read our blog to learn more about HR, and how HR training benefits your business.
April 2022 changes to employment and Covid-19
As of the 1st of April, laws have changed in England regarding employment and Covid-19. Here at GNR, we’ve broken all the changes down into 3 different sections: general changes, changes to Health and Safety policies, and changes to data protection obligations.
Read our blog to understand how these changes may affect your business and employees.
high-skilled migration reforms expected spring 2022
At GNR Solicitors we are eagerly anticipating the UK Government’s announcements in Spring 2022 in relation to the introduction and reform of visas targeting high-skilled migration.
In the March 2021 Budget, the UK Government announced they would be modernising the immigration system to attract and retain highly skilled, globally mobile talent. This is within the fields of academia, science, research and technology.
Immigration law update: Expansion of Health and Care Visa Scheme
On 24 December 2021, it was announced by the government that care workers, care assistants and home care workers would become eligible for a Health and Care Visa for a 12-month period. In their press release, they state ‘this will make it quicker, cheaper and easier for social care employers to recruit eligible workers to fill vital gaps.’
They note that this is due to staff shortages within social care sector and pressures on the existing workforce. The announcement follows the recommendation from the Migration Advisory Committee to make care workers and home carers eligible for the Health and Care visa.
To understand the pressures and issues placed by the social care sector, at GNR Solicitors we have taken a deeper dive to help care providers understand the requirements.
Visa boost for social care and extension of seasonal worker visa route
On 24 December 2021, the government made two announcements with respect to visas for care staff within the social care sector, as well as seasonal workers within the horticulture sector.
Blog: Wellbeing and mental health
Employment law blog: why the mental health of your employees is more important than ever before.
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