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Members of an organised crime group have today been jailed for forging more than 2,000 marriage certificates to allow people to live in the UK illegally. Nigerian nationals Abraham Alade Olarotimi Onifade, Abayomi Aderinsoye Shodipo, Nosimot Mojisola Gbadamosi and Adekunle Kabir have been jailed for a total of 13 years after a hearing at Woolwich … Continue reading Sham marriage gang sentenced
New government “must change law on hot workplaces”, warns TUC TUC says hot workplaces put workers at risk of range of health problems – including cancer Call for a new legal maximum work temperatures New Deal would “finally modernise guidance around excessive working temperature", says TUC’s Paul Nowak With temperatures hitting 29 degrees in parts … Continue reading TUC – change the law on hot workplaces!
The changes will ensure that citizens can continue to prove their rights easily, and bring greater clarity for those required to check immigration status. Changes to the EU Settlement Scheme have been announced which will ensure that all those granted pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme can continue to prove their rights easily, and … Continue reading EU Settlement Scheme changes
Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat urged to end unchecked account sharing to protect the public. Food delivery firms have been urged to conduct checks on all delivery drivers, to protect the British public and prevent illegal working. Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has demanded Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Just Eat end the practice of unchecked … Continue reading Food delivery account sharing concern
For holiday years starting on or after 1st April 2024, Employers will be permitted to calculate annual leave entitlement as 12.07% of the hours worked in a pay period for irregular hours workers and part-year workers in the first year of employment and beyond. This does not apply to workers with regular hours who continue … Continue reading Rolled Up Holiday Pay choice for Employers
The Home Office deployed over 300 immigration officers on over 150 enforcement visits in one day to crack down on illegal working across the UK. The Home Office confirms that it conducted a record number of visits targeting illegal working in one day, as part of a nationwide operation. During the operation, which took place … Continue reading Over 100 illegal workers arrested
The first package of deregulatory reforms claimed to grow the economy, cut costs for businesses and support consumers was unveiled Wednesday 10th May 2023 by the government. Taking advantage of post-Brexit freedoms, the Government is to remove some unnecessary red tape and regulatory burdens, ensuring rules and regulation for British businesses is proportionate and takes … Continue reading Proposed regulation unveiled to cut red tape and grow the economy
The Home Office have asked if PAYadvice.UK would share the following information with its readership. 1 March 2023 We are writing to inform you that the ‘Employer’s guide to right to work checks’ available on GOV.UK has been updated: The most significant updates relate to: clarification for employers on the use of Identity Document Validation … Continue reading Right to Work update: Employer’s guidance
In his speech Friday 27th January 2023, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt set out his vision for long-term prosperity in the UK. Good Morning Thank you for that welcome, thank you all for joining us at Bloomberg. From the way we communicate and collaborate, to the way we buy and sell goods and services, digital technology has … Continue reading Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s speech at Bloomberg
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to build an innovative economy delivering more jobs and higher pay. In the short time I have been Prime Minister, we have made progress: We’ve protected the most vulnerable and lowest paid with cost-of-living support worth £26 billion. Stabilised the economy and people’s mortgage rates. A better future is one … Continue reading Plan to build an innovative economy
Home Office announce further funding to help vulnerable EU, EEA and Swiss citizens and their family members applying to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The additional £2.5 million funding will go to a network of 68 grant funded organisations located throughout the UK which help people to apply to the EUSS who have vulnerabilities such … Continue reading Support for vulnerable applicants to the EU Settlement Scheme
The adjustments to right to work checks, which were made due to COVID-19, will now continue until 30th September 2022. This follows the government's announcement enabling employers to use Identification Document Validation Technology (IDVT) to carry out digital checks on behalf of British and Irish citizens who hold a valid passport (or Irish passport card) … Continue reading Right to Work Scheme COVID-19 Adjusted Checks Update
A new ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill will be brought forward by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to mark the two-year anniversary of Getting Brexit Done. ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill will be brought forward to end to the special status of EU law and ensure that it can be more easily amended or removedMajor cross-government drive to cut £1 … Continue reading Brexit Freedoms Bill to cut EU red tape
The Home Office has announced a further £3 million to help vulnerable and at-risk EU citizens apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS). The money goes to a network of grant funded organisations, which supports people across the UK in applying to the EUSS who have vulnerabilities such as language barriers or limited access to … Continue reading Further boost for people applying for EU Settlement Scheme
From Friday 1st October 2021, most EU, EEA and Swiss citizens will need a valid passport to enter the UK as the government stops accepting national identity (ID) cards as a travel document. ID cards are considered some of the most abused documents seen by Border Force officers and, last year, almost half of all … Continue reading ID cards phased out as acceptable travel documents into U.K.
EEA citizens and their family members who apply late to the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) will have their rights protected as the Home Office continues to support those wanting to stay in the UK. More than 6 million applications were made to EUSS before the 30th June 2021 deadline for those resident in the UK … Continue reading Temporary protection for more applicants to the Settlement Scheme
There were 6 million applications to the EU Settlement Scheme by 30th June 2021, securing EU citizens’ rights in the UK. Statistics released Friday 2nd July 2021, show there were 6.02 million applications made to the scheme by 30th June, with 5.1 million grants of status. There have been more than 5.3 million applications from … Continue reading UK secures the rights of millions of EU citizens
If you have missed the deadline, see if you can make a late application. Click on the graphic above. The deadline for applying for most people was 30 June 2021. You can still apply if that deadline did not apply to you, or you have ‘reasonable grounds’ for not applying by the deadline. If you’re applying … Continue reading EU Settlement date has passed – what are the options
Not before but on 1st July with little to no preparation time for U.K. employers, the Home Office have issued a revised Right To Work checklist for employers. Revised guidance for the changes required from 1st July were only issued late on Friday 18th June 2021 with employers only having less than 13 days to … Continue reading Right to Work Checklist changed 1st July 2021
EU citizens living in the UK on or before 31st December 2020, apply to the EU Settlement Scheme today. Don’t forget your children. Deadline is 30th June 2021. Apply to the EU Settlement Scheme (settled and pre-settled status) PAYadvice.UK 29/6/2021
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme guidance has been further updated on Wednesday 16th June 2021 to include the introduction of tapering from 1st July 2021, and as the claim window for May has closed, so the deadlines for May claims have been changed to the new deadlines for June claims. Page titleChangesAll Pages with a … Continue reading CJRS guidance updated 16th June 2021