Immigration: Truth, proof and the right to work

Downs Solicitors | Employment Law Journal | October 2018 #194
With recent decisions showing that employers, tribunals and even the Home Office are confused about right-to-work checks, Samar Shams sheds light on this tricky area ‘Most commonly, a skilled migrant sponsored to do one job is promoted into a different role; this constitutes illegal working if the sponsoring employer does not report the change to …

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Immigration: Windrush and the right to work

RadcliffesLeBrasseur | Employment Law Journal | May 2018 #190
The Windrush scandal and recent Baker v Abellio London decision show how difficult it can be to confirm an individual’s immigration status, write Jarmila Entezari and Sejal Raja ‘The EAT held that Mr Baker’s dismissal was unfair and Abellio was not obliged to obtain specific documentary evidence that he had the right to work in …

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