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Recruitment, immigration and Right to Work checks – HR update with Sintons

Author - Helen Cartwright

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The UK introduced a new immigration system at the beginning of 2021, which has changed the rules for EU nationals working in the UK.

There have also been changes to what is required of businesses when employing someone, including the document checks that are expected in order to establish people are allowed to work in the UK. In this session, Fiona Campbell of Newcastle-based law firm Sintons runs through some of the recent changes and highlight the key things businesses need to be aware of.

Topics covered include:

• The new points-based immigration system

• What the new system means for existing EU workers and settled status

• Skilled worker visas

• Right to work checks

• UK nationals working in the EU

• Remote working in the EU – what are the rules?

Speaker

Fiona Campbell is an Associate at Sintons, specialising in employment and business immigration. Qualifying as a solicitor in 2007, she has been with Sintons since 2017 and is a member of the Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association. She advises businesses on internal employment matters, sponsoring migrant workers, right to work checks and immigration-related queries.

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