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Employment or a favour for a friend? 

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A bicycle dealer in Denmark was fined DKK 10,000 (about EUR 1,340) because one of his friends who did not have a work permit had helped him carry a few bikes into the bike shop....more

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Incoming Legislative Changes for Ontario Employers: New Prohibition on Requirements Listed in Job Postings and Application Forms

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Further to our last post where we discussed the caution employers should exercise when requesting proof of citizenship or permanent residency status in the job application process, employers may soon face an additional level...more

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Canada Announces Increase in Off-campus Work Hours for Study Permit Holders

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On April 29, 2024, The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced that effective the fall semester 2024, international students holding a valid study permit will be permitted to work...more

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Important UK immigration work visa changes

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UK Skilled Worker Visa – Significant Changes - A major update to the UK immigration rules was published on 14 March 2024.  The new rules will become effective on 4 April 2024. Notably, these new rules will affect a large...more

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Rules for UK Visit Visas and Permitted Paid Activities Have Changed – Here's How

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In the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Autumn Statement, Jeremy Hunt promised that “the government will expand the business Visitor rules to allow businesspeople to engage in a wider range of permitted activities and paid...more

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February 2024 Global Immigration Alert

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Canada – Student Program: Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced significant alterations to the international student program on January 22, 2024. These include a new cap on study permit approvals for...more

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January 2024 Global Immigration Alert

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Please note, while we address some country-specific updates, this Alert contains information regarding global requirements, policies, and procedures as they stand today. We highly recommend reviewing any global mobility...more

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Establishing a Business Entity in Canada (Updated)

INTRODUCTION - Bilingual and Bi-Juridical - Canada is a bilingual, bi-juridical, and multi-cultural country, composed of 10 provinces and 3 territories. English and French are federally mandated official languages...more

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Best Practices for Verifying Eligibility to Work in Canada: Key Takeaways from Imperial Oil Limited v. Haseeb

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In Ontario, an employer is prohibited from unlawfully discriminating against a person in respect of employment, including at the recruitment phase, due to grounds protected under the Ontario Human Rights Code (the “Code”)....more

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Requirement to show citizenship or permanent residency held to be discriminatory

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In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal unanimously held that human rights law prevents employers from requiring employees to hold Canadian citizenship or permanent residence rather than another kind of work...more

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Work permits extended for graduates

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On 17 March 2023 Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced that international graduates with a recently–expired or expiring post-graduation work permit (‘PGWP’) will quality for an additional or...more

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Obywatele Ukrainy z przedłużoną ochroną do 4 marca 2024 roku

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Ważne: Chcemy zwrócić Państwa uwagę na istotną, a rzadko komentowaną zmianę, dotyczącą przedłużenia ochrony czasowej w Polsce dla obywateli Ukrainy na podstawie specustawy. Są to dobre wieści dla obywateli Ukrainy i ich...more

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Ukrainian citizens now have an extended period of protection until 4 March 2024

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Important: We would like to draw your attention to an important but rarely commented upon change concerning the extension of temporary protection in Poland for citizens of Ukraine under the Ukrainian Special Act...more

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UK Work Immigration Changes that Employers Should Be Aware of

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The latest Spring Statement of Changes of Immigration Rules has set out important developments that employers should be on top of, as have Budget day Treasury announcements and a new addition to the rules around Scale-up...more

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Canada: 18-Month Extension to Post-Graduation Work Permits

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Canada’s post-graduation work permit (PGWP) program allows international graduates of designated Canadian post-secondary institutions to obtain an open work permit to gain valuable Canadian work experience....more

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Germany: The skilled worker booster is to come, including for non-academic professions

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The German economy is under pressure, and not just because of the energy crisis, inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic. For several years now, companies have identified the shortage of qualified specialists as an obstacle to...more

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Establishing A Business Entity In Canada (Updated)

Bilingual and Bi-Juridical - Canada is a bilingual, bi-juridical, and multicultural country, composed of 10 provinces and 3 territories. English and French are federally mandated official languages pursuant to the...more

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La Ley de Startups: Visados y autorizaciones de residencia en España para extranjeros por teletrabajo de carácter internacional

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En el plano laboral, la Ley de Startups adopta una serie de medidas migratorias que facilitan la entrada y residencia de los teletrabajadores de carácter internacional, destacándose la creación de un nuevo tipo de visado....more

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The Start-ups Law: Visas and residence permits in Spain for international teleworking foreign nationals

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On the employment sector, the Start-ups Law adopts a series of migratory measures that facilitate the entry and residence of international teleworkers, including the creation of a new type of visa....more

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Immigration in the UK: Reform of Employers’ Reporting Duties and Immigration Skills Charge Exemptions

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The UK Home Office has published figures showing a large increase in work visas in the past year: 248,919 in the year ending September 2022 (up 82% from the pre-pandemic year ending December 2019). Paradoxically, despite a...more

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The Diia.pl system - a new solution for Ukrainian citizens

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In connection with the ever-expanding legislation related to the residence of Ukrainian citizens in Poland, the law firm Hogan Lovells has prepared the Newsletter on Diia.pl. The electronic document Diia.pl is available...more

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System Diia.pl – nowe rozwiązaniem dla obywateli Ukrainy

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W związku z wciąż rozszerzającym się ustawodawstwem związanym z pobytem obywateli Ukrainy w Polsce, kancelaria Hogan Lovells przygotowała dla Państwa newsletter na temat dokumentu Diia.pl. Elektroniczny dokument Diia.pl...more

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UK: High Potential Individual Visas allow employers a new unsponsored route to hire top graduates

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This month the High Potential Individual route to the UK opens – part of the Government’s bid to entice the world’s top talent, and in the words of Chancellor Rishi Sunak, “to create one of the world’s most attractive visa...more

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The Scale-up Visa: Who Will Benefit from this New UK Immigration Route?

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With UK job vacancies at a 20-year high, an economy bouncing back from the pandemic and no more free movement within the EU, new work visa routes in March’s Immigration Rules changes can’t come too soon for many businesses....more

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Global Employer Guide - 2022

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We are pleased to make available this year's edition of the Global Employer Guide. Created to complement our Global Employer Solutions® service, the guide provides a concise, easy to read summary of employment law across...more

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