Hong Kong – Admission of Professionals of Specified Skilled Trades and Revised Immigration Fees
In our spotlight on APAC series, we round up the latest developments across the region. In this post, we capture some notable points on arrangements for admission of professionals of specified skilled trades in Hong Kong and the forthcoming Immigration Department fee revisions. Arrangements for Admission of Professionals of Specified Skilled Trades On May…
Slovenia – Digital Nomad Visa
Following in the footsteps of a number of other European countries (Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Greece, Germany for example), Slovenia looks set to introduce a Digital Nomad Visa in November 2025 enabling remote works to live and work in the country for 12 months. What to consider: This one-year permit allows non-EU/EEA nationals working for foreign…
DLA Briefing
EAT upholds ET’s decision that the employer could not be held liable for racial harassment of the claimant by its employee as the harassment did not occur in the course of employment and the employer had taken all reasonable steps to prevent discrimination. Read full case note for DLA Briefings here: Campbell v Sheffield Teaching…
Employment Rights Bill
Finally it seems that we have some detail on the timeframes for employment law changes under the Employment Rights Bill. The key message being panic not – although do keep reading! Whilst preparation is never a bad thing, and organisations will have to gear up to be ready for the changes (and employee expectations in…
Significant Changes to UK Sponsored Worker Immigration Routes
The Home Office has today released a Statement of Changes outlining significant updates to the Skilled Worker route in the UK Immigration Rules, which will be implemented on 22 July 2025. These changes affect skill and salary thresholds, eligible occupations, and transitional arrangements that may impact your business operations and workforce planning. The new rules…
Three-month visa extension for foreign nationals staying in Israel
The announcement made by the Authority on 17 June 2025 covers all visas held by foreign nationals staying legally in Israel which were valid on 12 June 2025. These visas have been automatically extended until 30 September 2025 due to ‘recent events’. This visa extension applies to holders of the following visa types: B/1 –…
