Immigration Rule Changes April '24 - Employer Update
Immigration rules changes from April '24 - key actions for employers
Time: 0930 - 1330
Cost: £195 + VAT per attendee
Date: Tuesday, 21st May '24
This half-day workshop is designed to provide delegates with a comprehensive guidance on the latest rule changes implemented by the government in Spring 2024, with a special emphasis on the Skilled Worker visa criteria.
These changes are crucial for employers who rely on non-UK nationals, as they will affect the processes and procedures related to sponsorship. The workshop will offer an in-depth analysis of the new rules and is an essential session for ensuring your organisation is on top of the new legislation and your processes and procedures are compliant.
Led by immigration expert Simon Kenny, this intensive four-hour update will arm employers with a straightforward checklist of all the key areas to review.
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Prefer to run this course In-house?
We offer this course as a face-to-face or online In-house training option, if this would be more suitable, please email catherine.ouston@bfi.co.uk.
Which functions will benefit from attending
- HR AND RECRUITMENT PROFESSIONALS, ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING, SECURITY, RISK, COMPLIANCE, LEGAL, POLICY, VETTING AND SCREENING, OPERATIONS AND ALL LINE MANAGERS AND DIRECTORS AND STAFF WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR RIGHT TO WORK CHECKS AND NON- UK EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT
Schedule
Welcome, housekeeping, aims & objectives for the day
Elizabeth Smith
Director of Research , Business Forums International Ltd. (BFI)
Elizabeth is director of research and a founding co-director at Business Forums International. She is responsible for all programme content and writing, and researches current areas of interest for senior HR professionals in large organisations. BFI is the UK’s leading HR risk specialist conference and training provider, delivering key and timely information to over 3,000 delegates a year both through public and in-house training courses. Before founding BFI in 1996, Elizabeth specialised in researching corporate financial programmes in Asia and the Middle East, based in Dubai. She also worked in advertising and publishing in the Middle East and London. Elizabeth was educated in the West Indies, Saudi Arabia and Belgium before reading Modern Languages at Durham University. She is currently developing an online training course for line managers to raise awareness of menopause symptoms and ways that employers can work to make their workplaces more inclusive.
Changes to salary thresholds
Simon Kenny
Partner - Immigration & Global Mobility , Spencer West LLP
Simon is an immigration lawyer who helps with individual immigration applications, permission to work, illegal working penalties and sponsor licence suspension. He specialises in Skilled Worker and sponsor licence applications, right-to-work processes and defences to civil penalties. He also has significant experience in managing global immigration programmes and post-Brexit immigration compliance in respect of business travellers working across the EEA. Simon has specific expertise in working with institutions and individuals in the higher education sector. He has worked with universities on preparation for audit, right-to-work processes, defence to civil penalties and reviewing Certificates of Sponsorship for employees. Helpline services to both HR teams and individual employees of universities have been a major part of Simon’s recent career. He also helps academic staff make applications within the Global Talent programme. Simon has been listed as one of the UK’s leading practitioners in every edition of the Legal 500 since 2015. He was individually commended in the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards in 2019 for research and analysis conducted following a Freedom of Information Act request regarding Certificate of Sponsorship allocations. This featured as a headline news story across numerous national newspapers. Simon was an immigration officer for several years and, after becoming a solicitor, an immigration manager in Big 4 professional services companies. That provided him with a focus on achieving the best outcomes for clients with reference to wider global mobility issues and creativity in finding solutions which work. This experience informs his immigration advice and helps ensure other legal issues related to immigration are identified at an early stage in considering an assignment.
Skilled worker changes: the detail
Comfort break
WORKSHOP: Skilled worker changes
A practical look at the new changes - delegates will view the Home Office website to navigate and become familiar with the new system as well as get to grips with how to successfully operate the changes. This session will deal with common challenges and how to prepare for them. An interactive hour with our trainer to maximise networking and exchange of experience and solutions.
