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10 Problems Australian and New Zealand Businesses Face Expanding to the UK Part of the Paul Beare UK Expansion Knowledge Hub. The UK is one of the easiest markets in the world to sell into from Australia or New Zealand. Shared language, common law, and a business culture that feels familiar from day one. That […]

What Retailers Can Learn From Bunnings’ UK Expansion Part of the Paul Beare UK Expansion Knowledge Hub. When Wesfarmers took its Bunnings brand into the UK in 2016, the result was one of the most expensive retail misadventures in recent memory. Billions were written off, hundreds of Homebase stores were caught in the crossfire, and […]

UK Employee Onboarding Checklist for Overseas Employers Onboarding your first UK employee involves several legal steps that have to happen in a specific order, and missing one isn’t a paperwork slip, it’s genuine legal exposure. This isn’t a full explainer of any single requirement, we’ve covered right to work checks, employment contracts, and payroll registration […]

UK Right to Work Checks Every UK employer has to check that a new hire is legally allowed to work in the UK, before that person starts, not after. It’s a genuine legal requirement with real financial consequences for getting it wrong, and it applies regardless of whether the employer itself is UK-based or based […]