Migrant Sponsorship
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White Paper: RLMT doesn't work
According to the government's own White Paper, the Resident Labour Market Test – clipboard-wielding love child of Gordon Brown’s promise of ‘British jobs for British workers’ and Home Office policy making genius – does not work.
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The Tier 2 chef & TripAdvisor review
In 2015, it had a Tier 2 sponsor licence, meaning that it could sponsor workers from overseas to come and work in the UK.
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Home Office visits to Tier 2 sponsors
The UK work permit system requires employers to obtain a Tier 2 license before they can employ foreign non-European staff who do not otherwise have an entitlement to work.
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Home Office reveals that 'Sponsor Investigation Team' comprises 4 inspectors
The UK government suggested in evidence given to the House of Lords European Union Committee that the Tier 2 sponsor license system could provide a suitable template to a post-Brexit work permit system (paragraph 133).
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The Tier 2 Sponsor License regime
Earlier this week EL posted a detailed piece on the Free Movement asking whether Tier 2 was Brexit ready.
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Tier 2: is it Brexit ready?
Everything about the UK work permit system is designed to disincentivise employers importing migrant labour from outside of the EU.
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Tier 2 update: criminal record check requirement
On 6 April 2017 a new requirement to obtain a criminal record certificate will come into force for Tier 2 applicants (and their adult dependents) in the fields of education, health and social care.
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