People, Immigration & Workforce

This webinar (replay from 19 November 2020, in French) provides most recent information on the following matters:

• The new immigration system and its impact on the recruitment of European staff not yet resident in the United Kingdom from January 1 2021
• Your obligations as an employer in the UK
• The sponsorship license and the visa system
• Access to Social Security in the UK
• Specificities in terms of retirement and health coverage

Irwin Mitchell's immigration specialist Philip Barth explains how the new immigration rules will affect businesses in this guide.

For more information, contact:
Philip Barth, Partner at Irwin Mitchell LLP DDI
or
George Merrylees, Partner at Irwin Mitchell LLP DDI

• EU Settlement Scheme: employer toolkit : the UK Government offers a toolkit that equips you with the right materials and information to support EU citizens to apply to stay in the UK. The Government also provides the 'EU settlement scheme: introduction for employers' guide.
   
• Guidance on workforce: the British Chamber of Commerce has compiled some guidance on mobility, recognition of qualifications, and the future of workforce.
   
• Information on EU Staff and Brexit: CBI, in collaboration with Deloitte, answers five questions for every business in a practical guide.

INFO Magazine keeps exploring this subject. Here are different articles providing inputs and answers:

• 'The impact of Brexit on talent' (Apr. 19)
   
• 'Interview with Guillaume Bazard, Consul Général: Impact of Brexit on French Citizens' (Apr. 19)
   
• 'Supporting EU Employees' (Apr. 19)
   
• 'Next Steps for recruitment and HR' (Oct.-Nov. 20)

Guidance for employees:

• From the UK Government
• From the French Government 

Advice for employers

• 'EU settlement scheme: introduction for employers', guide from the UK Government

Insight from INFO Magazine

•  ‘The UK’s settlement scheme explained’

• EU Citizen's Rights: the result of the referendum on the United Kingdom's EU membership has created uncertainty in the lives of EU27/EEA citizens and their families in the UK. The EU Citizen's Rights website provides essential information for European citizens concerned about their EU rights, their rights after Brexit and what they need to do to stay in the UK.
   
• Continue to live in the UK if you're an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen: guidance from the UK Government

• Residence rights for UK nationals in the EU, and EU nationals in the UK: guidance from an official website of the European Union

• Guidance from the UK Government on traveling to France
   
• Guidance from the French Government on traveling between France and the UK
   
• Guidance from the UK Government on visiting Europe from 1 January 2021

The guidance on this page represents the information currently available from government. The CBI will update this page as new information is released. 

Guidance from Brown Jacobson