UK HR & Legal

UK Employee Benefits: A Guide for Overseas Employers Putting together a job offer for your first UK employee raises a question most overseas businesses haven’t had to answer before: what actually has to be in the package, and what’s just expected. UK employment law sets firm minimums, and getting even one of them wrong on […]

Companies House ID Verification for Overseas Directors If you’re a director or person with significant control of a UK company and you’re based overseas, Companies House now needs to know who you actually are, not just what name you filed. This is a legal requirement under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023, and […]

For overseas companies looking to expand into the UK, hiring local staff can be a major milestone. But doing so without using an Employer of Record (EOR) or properly setting up the employment structure carries significant and often hidden risks. There are several pitfalls of hiring employees directly in the UK without the right compliance […]

Employing overseas workers when setting up in the UK can be a complicated business. If a company does not have, or does not yet want a UK-based entity to employ these workers, what options are available, particularly if they will need work visas in place? Over the last couple of years, more complex employment relationships […]

Company directors or any other person who has been appointed to a position by a company or organisation but doesn’t have a contract or receive regular payment as office holders are neither employees nor workers. Company directors who also have an employment or worker’s contract can be both an office holder and an employee at the same time. If […]

Many smaller businesses have struggled to keep their teams connected during the last few months, and for some, the lockdown has revealed hidden tensions and dynamics that can sometimes hinder performance. Consultant Annelise Cruickshank works with businesses of all sizes to help them use the Myers Briggs questionnaire to improve team dynamics and boost performance. Q: How […]