HUMAN RESOURCES & EMPLOYERS
R (otao Davies and another) v The Commissioners for HMRC [2011] UKSC 4 (Lord Hope, Lord Walker, Lord Mance, Lord Clarke, Lord Wilson) (19 October 2011):
BACKGROUND TO THE APPEALS
In 1999 the Inland Revenue [now known as Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, ‘HMRC’] published a booklet known as IR20 and entitled [...]
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The government today accepted recommendations from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) that will see the number of jobs covered by the list drop by 40,000, bringing the total down from 230,000 to 190,000. The MAC recommended the changes where evidence from a range of industries and sectors showed resident workers are available to fill [...]
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The UKBA has today issued the following press release in response to the recent landmark Court of Justice of the European Union decision of Case C-34/09 Ruiz Zambrano v Office national de l’emploi:
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) recently handed down judgment in the case of Ruiz Zambrano (C-34/09). This judgement creates [...]
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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has today advised that the Shortage Occupation List be revised to restrict migrants from outside the EEA to a smaller proportion of occupations within the UK labour market. MAC recommends the list be reduced to cover 190,000 employees (not migrants) or well under 1 per cent of the UK workforce. In [...]
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On 18 July the UKBA published its proposed criteria to become a Highly Trusted Sponsor under Tier 4 and invited comments. Today the UKBA has published its new guidance which covers:
Highly Trusted Sponsorship, including the date by which Tier 4 sponsors who are not already highly trusted need to apply for HTS by; what [...]
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On 1 October 2011 the UKBA will be introducing changes to the Sponsorship Management System (SMS), which will affect the way employers apply for restricted certificates of sponsorship (RCoS) in Tier 2 General. The changes will allow employers to use their SMS account to:
submit applications for restricted certificates of sponsorship; withdraw applications for restricted [...]
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Migrants coming to the UK to work on “temporary” visas will no longer be able to apply for settlement, under proposals announced by the government today.
Launching a public consultation on reforms to the work routes leading to settlement, Immigration Minister Damian Green set out plans to re-classify visas as either ‘temporary’ or ‘permanent’ and [...]
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The first monthly allocation of restricted Tier 2 (General) certificates of sponsorship took place today. All valid applications received by 6 April 2011 were successful.
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The government’s new annual limit on non-EEA workers comes into force today. Under the annual limit, only a total of 20,700 people from outside the EU would be allowed to enter under under Tier 2 (General) of the Points-Based System. A further 1,000 visas will be made available to people of ‘exceptional talent’. The 1,000 exceptional [...]
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Following Parliamentary approval, new immigration fees will be introduced from Wednesday 6 April 2011 for foreign nationals applying to visit, study, work or settle in the UK, and for employers and education providers applying for a sponsor licence.
The new fees were announced on 28 February by Immigration Minister Damian Green. Applicants and representatives making [...]
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R (otao Davies and another) v The Commissioners for HMRC [2011] UKSC 4 (Lord Hope, Lord Walker, Lord Mance, Lord Clarke, Lord Wilson) (19 October 2011):
BACKGROUND TO THE APPEALS
In 1999 the Inland Revenue [now known as Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, ‘HMRC’] published a booklet known as IR20 and entitled [...]
The government today accepted recommendations from the independent Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) that will see the number of jobs covered by the list drop by 40,000, bringing the total down from 230,000 to 190,000. The MAC recommended the changes where evidence from a range of industries and sectors showed resident workers are available to fill [...]
More →The UKBA has today issued the following press release in response to the recent landmark Court of Justice of the European Union decision of Case C-34/09 Ruiz Zambrano v Office national de l’emploi:
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) recently handed down judgment in the case of Ruiz Zambrano (C-34/09). This judgement creates [...]
More →The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has today advised that the Shortage Occupation List be revised to restrict migrants from outside the EEA to a smaller proportion of occupations within the UK labour market. MAC recommends the list be reduced to cover 190,000 employees (not migrants) or well under 1 per cent of the UK workforce. In [...]
More →On 18 July the UKBA published its proposed criteria to become a Highly Trusted Sponsor under Tier 4 and invited comments. Today the UKBA has published its new guidance which covers:
Highly Trusted Sponsorship, including the date by which Tier 4 sponsors who are not already highly trusted need to apply for HTS by; what [...]
More →On 1 October 2011 the UKBA will be introducing changes to the Sponsorship Management System (SMS), which will affect the way employers apply for restricted certificates of sponsorship (RCoS) in Tier 2 General. The changes will allow employers to use their SMS account to:
submit applications for restricted certificates of sponsorship; withdraw applications for restricted [...]
More →Migrants coming to the UK to work on “temporary” visas will no longer be able to apply for settlement, under proposals announced by the government today.
Launching a public consultation on reforms to the work routes leading to settlement, Immigration Minister Damian Green set out plans to re-classify visas as either ‘temporary’ or ‘permanent’ and [...]
More →The first monthly allocation of restricted Tier 2 (General) certificates of sponsorship took place today. All valid applications received by 6 April 2011 were successful.
More →The government’s new annual limit on non-EEA workers comes into force today. Under the annual limit, only a total of 20,700 people from outside the EU would be allowed to enter under under Tier 2 (General) of the Points-Based System. A further 1,000 visas will be made available to people of ‘exceptional talent’. The 1,000 exceptional [...]
More →Following Parliamentary approval, new immigration fees will be introduced from Wednesday 6 April 2011 for foreign nationals applying to visit, study, work or settle in the UK, and for employers and education providers applying for a sponsor licence.
The new fees were announced on 28 February by Immigration Minister Damian Green. Applicants and representatives making [...]
More →
