Sponsored Worker Unpaid Leave, Sickness & Absence
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…
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Remote & Hybrid Working for Sponsored Workers
A sponsored worker can work from home. They can also work on a hybrid basis. The sponsorship system does not require every Skilled Worker to sit…
Changing a Sponsored Worker’s Job or Occupation Code
Sponsored workers can be promoted. Their responsibilities can increase. Departments can be reorganised. Job titles can change. None of those things is inherently inconsistent with Skilled…
Salary Changes for Sponsored Workers: What Employers Need to Consider Before Reducing Pay
A sponsored worker’s salary can sometimes be reduced. It should not be reduced simply because the employer is entitled to change the employment contract. For a…
Right to Work Checks for Sponsored Workers: What Employers Need to Get Right
An employer can sponsor a worker’s visa and still fail to carry out a compliant right to work check. The two processes are connected, but they…
Sponsor Licence Record Keeping: What Employers Must Keep
Sponsor record keeping is sometimes reduced to a list of documents. Right to work check. Contract. Payslips. Address. Absence record. Recruitment evidence. Those documents matter. But…
Temporary Worker Sponsor Licence: Which Route Does Your Organisation Need?
A Temporary Worker sponsor licence is not a general permission to bring somebody to the UK for a short period of work. That is the first…
Defined and Undefined Certificates of Sponsorship: Which Does Your Business Need?
For Skilled Worker sponsorship, there are two types of Certificate of Sponsorship: Defined and Undefined. The distinction is principally determined by where the Skilled Worker will…
Skilled Worker Sponsor Licence: Employer Requirements
A business does not qualify for a Skilled Worker sponsor licence simply because it has found someone it wants to employ. The Home Office is assessing…
Genuine Vacancy and Sponsor Licences: How UKVI Assesses Sponsored Roles
A job does not become suitable for sponsorship simply because it has the right salary and appears under an eligible occupation code. The Home Office is…
