Canary Wharf, London – 3pm-5pm Thursday 7th March
Newland Chase and IPM will be hosting a free seminar with a speaker from the UK Border Agency looking at
some of the challenges and opportunities for business travellers and short-term assignees.
As HR and global mobility professionals look at short term assignments as a potentially more cost effective
solution to filling skills shortages in the UK, what issues should they be aware of in doing so? Are there
opportunities that can be maximised by making use of the current provisions relating to business visitors and
short term assignees both from a tax and immigration perspective?
With an ever-increasing tightening of the UK immigration rules, including cooling-off periods and mandatory bans
for overstaying or breaching the immigration rules, it is vitally important that employers understand the current
immigration rules and policy to ensure that their workforce is compliant, whilst being able to mobilise employees
as required. Newland Chase will therefore look at the risks for business visitors travelling into the UK and the
challenges faced by employers in managing that risk, as well as the use of short-term assignments in our
seminar.
If you are already a sponsor licence holder you may be aware that if a UK employer is found to be employing
illegal workers, they can face a civil penalty of up to £10,000 per illegal worker. Our seminar will therefore also
focus on how employers can protect themselves against such a penalty and gain a practical insight directly from
a UKBA visiting compliance officer.
In addition, IPM Global Mobility will focus on the main tax and social security issues pertaining to staff working
periodically or for a short period in the UK, and will highlight the recent legislation in this area arising from the
Statutory Residence Test.
Speakers will include representatives from the UK Border Agency’s Sponsor Management Unit, global
immigration specialist Newland Chase, and global mobility specialist IPM.
For full detail please click the link below:
This is a free event for business owners; operations, HR and global mobility professionals who have a
vested interest in managing migrant workers and business visitors from overseas. Service providers
may attend by invitation only but are asked to refrain from soliciting business.
If you wish to attend, please contact Damian at Newland Chase with the names and emails of the
colleagues that you wish to bring on: