As 2023 progresses, there are many new challenges for and changes to immigration policy, processes and regulation in the UK. In this edition, we look at some of these recent developments including the ending of Tech Nation and what this means for UK tech start-ups, issues affecting EU nationals, recent...

Tech Nation is to cease operation on 31 March 2023 after the government terminated its grant funding. Tech Nation is a not-for-profit organisation and can therefore no longer operate. Tech Nation has worked with nearly a third of the country’s 122 unicorns since 2011 and ran the UK’s global tech...

Upcoming changes to the tax-advantaged company share option plan (CSOP) are due to take effect on 6 April 2023. While there is a clear benefit to the increase in the size of awards that can be made from £30,000 to £60,000, some companies (in particular those operating in the fintech...

Menopause and the workplace The UK government has published its response to the recommendations made by the Women and Equalities Committee’s report "Menopause and the Workplace" and has rejected calls to commence immediately section 14 of the Equality Act 2010 to enable employees to bring dual discrimination claims and make...

Osborne Clarke has advised RetailTech start-up HomeRide, previously known as baoo, on its latest funding round. Getting products from local retailers conveniently delivered to your home on the same day: That's what Cologne-based start-up HomeRide, previously known as baoo, offers. Founded in 2021 by Michael Müller, Mirco Meyer and Hendrik...

The UK government considers there has been a large growth in the use of umbrella company arrangements, some of which have undesirable features. We may soon find out what it plans to do about this, possibly around the time of the Budget next week Kevin Hollinrake MP, parliamentary under secretary...

The Pensions Regulator (TPR) recently announced that it will be running a campaign in the spring of 2023 to ensure pension trustees are complying with their duties in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) and climate-change factors. Scheme return notices issued to schemes now ask for information about a...

The chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered a range of tax measures in yesterday's Budget to support an agenda centred on increasing business investment to enhance productivity and expanding the domestic workforce to encourage growth. The government's first full budget in nearly 18 months was accompanied by growth and borrowing forecasts from...

Growing use of employers of record: regulatory aspects to consider Businesses are increasingly utilising so-called employers of record (EOR) to support their international growth plans, to facilitate remote working and to access talent in a wider range of countries. EOR services offer a quick and apparently compliant solution to the...

With inflation and living costs at record levels, some employees might look at reducing or stopping their pension contributions in order to increase their take home pay. Those aged 55 or over might be looking at topping up their income by dipping into defined contribution (DC) pension pots or transferring...