Back to Basics: Part 2 - A step by step guide to sponsoring a skilled worker

This session is now out of date due to a change in the immigration rules - it was recorded in February 2022. For more up to date information on sponsoring skilled workers please view our updated session here:    • Back to Basics: how to sponsor a skil...  

Elaine McIlroy and Erin McLafferty discuss:

• how to check who is eligible for sponsorship;
• how to issue a certificate of sponsorship;
• timing: when you can apply and interaction with notice periods; and
• what documents need to be included with a visa application.

Speaker Biographies

Elaine McIlroy - Elaine heads the firm’s Immigration offering and acts for employers across the UK. On the immigration side, Elaine has acted for employers in a range of sectors including Universities, financial services organisations, oil and gas, healthcare. She provides advice in relation to Sponsor Licence applications, compliance issues, Skilled Worker visas, business visitors, Innovator/ Start Up, Global Talent visas, Hong Kong BN(O) visas and Student visas.

Elaine also advises employers on the whole spectrum of employment law issues but has a special focus on TUPE and strategic advisory work. She regularly appears in employment tribunals across the UK and is interested in all areas of discrimination law - diversity and inclusion is a passion of hers.

Erin McLafferty
Erin has several years’ experience in providing advice to a wide range of clients on all aspects of employment law. She deals with both contentious and non-contentious employment law issues, including contract and policy drafting, settlement agreements and HR support.

Erin also regularly advises on UK immigration law with a particular focus on the points based system and sponsorship of migrant workers. She regularly advises employers on their sponsorship obligations in relation to civil penalties, compliance issues and right to work checks as well as providing advice and training to employers on the impact of Brexit to UK immigration law including the EU Settlement Scheme and Frontier Worker Permits. She also regularly provides advice in relation to Hong Kong BN(O) visas and in indefinite leave to remain, EU Permanent residence, and spousal visa applications.
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