Advisor Type:
Law Firm
SRA / IAA Reg No:
SRA ID: 463177
Key Contact:
Edward O’Brien – Associate
Email:
Edward.OBrien@LA-law.com
Phone:
01202 786148
Website:
http://www.lesteraldridge.com
Office/s:
London, Southampton, Bournemouth
Overview:
The Employment & HR team at Lester Aldridge LLP provide expert legal advice on immigration matters, specialising in advising care providers wishing to employ workers from overseas. We work closely with our highly regarded, specialist Care team to ensure that our advice and support is specifically tailored to those operating in the care sector.
Care providers looking to hire from overseas need to ensure that they have the correct licences and procedures in place to avoid breaching UK immigration law. Applying for a sponsorship licence is a complicated process, and providers need to ensure that the application is correct when it is submitted, otherwise they face the costly and time-consuming prospect of having to complete the application again if it’s rejected.
Providers also have ongoing obligations once the sponsorship licence is obtained, including duties to keep proper records, monitoring employees’ immigration status and reporting any changes to the UK Visas and Immigration.
We understand that the sponsorship process and continuing compliance with UKVI requirements can be daunting for care providers, particularly given the substantial amount of regulations they already face, and so our aim is to guide you through the process in a pragmatic and cost effective manner.
How can we help?
Our immigration services include:
- Applying for and renewing sponsorship licences
- Upgrading licences, following a downgrading and action plan
- Assigning certificates of sponsorship
- Advising on employer responsibilities once a licence has been granted
- Advising on potential discrimination issues when recruiting
- Preparing employment contracts and associated documents for overseas staff, including service occupation agreements, employee loan agreements and immigration cost recovery agreements
- Conducting Right to Work checks
- Undertaking Right to Work audits
- Providing support and advice to help you retain overseas staff
Lester Aldridge is committed to giving clients as much information as possible regarding potential costs, from the outset of each matter.
