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Sponsor Licences for Construction Businesses Construction businesses can obtain sponsor licences and recruit overseas workers through the Skilled Worker route. What they cannot do is sponsor…
Hotels, restaurants and other hospitality businesses can still obtain sponsor licences. What changed in July 2025 is the range of jobs for which many new Skilled…
A business does not need a traditional office simply to obtain a sponsor licence. A genuine company can operate remotely, use coworking space, have employees working…
For some businesses, proving that the company exists is not enough. It also needs permission to carry on the activity it says it carries on. A…
A franchise can hold a sponsor licence. The more important question is which business in the franchise structure should hold it. A franchise agreement may give…
A business does not have to be a limited company to hold a sponsor licence. The Home Office expressly allows a sole trader to apply where…
Adult social care employers can still hold sponsor licences and sponsor eligible workers. What changed in July 2025 is considerably more specific. From 22 July 2025,…
A charity can sponsor overseas nationals to work in the UK. The more important question is what kind of work the person will actually do. A…
A sponsored worker can take sick leave. They can take statutory family leave. They can be absent on reduced pay in circumstances recognised by the sponsor…
