Immigration and Employment

This work is a practical guide to the operation of UK immigration law, including the latest legislation, with emphasis on the concerns of UK companies or multinationals employing overseas workers, and issues involving their families. It looks at how the law is applied in practice.

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Immigration law rules and procedures affecting employment are complex and constantly changing to reflect conditions in the market. At a corporate level,the growth of global business has led to larger numbers of employees and their dependants seeking to live and work within the UK. The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is designed to provide a more flexible and streamlined system of immigration control. Its provisions, together with those of the Code of Practice on discriminatory practice, directly affect employers and their employees. This practical guide will help employers and human resource managers, as well as those advising employees, understand the law and the different procedures that must be followed when employing overseas nationals.