Work permit meaning

In this issue: Pension Schemes Bill The Pensions Regulator Transfers Daily and weekly news alerts Dates for your diary Trackers Pension Schemes Bill Pensions surplus release plans to be included in Pension Schemes Bill In a statement, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) confirmed proposals that would permit defined benefit (DB) pension schemes to distribute a share of their surpluses through the forthcoming Pension Schemes Bill. The purpose is to help sponsoring employers reinvest in their businesses while unlocking extra value for scheme members. With around three-quarters of DB schemes now in surplus and deficit contributions markedly lower (from £16bn in 2010 to under £5bn in 2024), the DWP and pensions minister Torsten Bell emphasised that the reforms will ensure any surplus use is secure, member-centric, and aligned with wider economic ambitions. The precise design of the surplus policy will be detailed in the government’s reply to the Options for Defined Benefit Schemes consultation, which the...

In this issue: EU fundamentals Commercial Data protection and cybersecurity Free movement, immigration and employment Financial services Energy Environment IP Life sciences Regulatory TMT Daily and weekly news alerts New and updated content Trackers EU fundamentals European Commission releases March 2024 infringements package The European Commission has unveiled its March 2024 infringements package, highlighting EU Member States it is pursuing for breaches of EU law. It is sending letters of formal notice, issuing reasoned opinions and making referrals to the Court of Justice against Member States including Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Slovenia, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Sweden, Finland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Poland, Netherlands and Croatia, for infringements spanning the environment, internal market, industry, entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), migration, home affairs and security union, justice, energy and climate, and mobility and transport. See: LNB News 13/03/2024 51. Council of the EU allows EU to...

Background The complainant, a Brazilian citizen who has lived in Ireland since 2018, began working as a fashion buyer for the respondent, a Galway-based clothing retailer, on 2 August 2022. She held an Irish Residence Permit (IRP) that authorised her to work lawfully and was subject to annual renewal. On 20 November 2023, well ahead of the 23 January 2024 expiry, she applied to the Department of Justice to renew the IRP. The respondent’s payroll administrator stated that, in November 2023, the complainant advised her that the IRP was nearing expiry and that she had already submitted the renewal application. Subsequently, on 23 January 2024, the respondent’s office manager identified that the complainant’s IRP was due to lapse that very day...

Updated in December 2025 Introduction Canada offers a steady, reliable and broad-based economy. It is the fourteenth-largest globally by total GDP, has a banking sector regarded as among the safest worldwide, and ranks within the top four G20 nations for ease of starting and running a business. Over the past decade, rapid expansion has created a strong operating climate, marked by the G-7’s lowest net debt-to-GDP and its most pro-business tax regime. With advantages including swift, dependable access to the vast North American marketplace via the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (CUSMA), modest operating costs and corporation tax, and a highly skilled, well-educated talent pool, Canada’s performance routinely surpasses that of many other industrialised economies. Businesses can be structured in several forms in Canada. This Practice Note sets out key issues a new business should weigh before commencing operations in Canada. It is not comprehensive; bespoke Canadian legal and tax advice should always be obtained before conducting business in Canada. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories...

ARCHIVED : This Practice Note is no longer maintained as it addressed the implementation of EU free movement law in the UK before IP completion day. On that day, the UK’s domestic legislation giving effect to EU free movement was revoked, subject to defined savings and modifications. For more detail, including those savings and the treatment of CJEU case law, see Practice Note: Brexit and the end of EU free movement law in the UK. The Practice Note is kept in archived form for historical reference, as EU law previously applied in the UK can still be relevant in certain limited circumstances. For historic versions of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, SI 2016/1052, including the iteration immediately before revocation, see Legislation.gov.uk. For continuing developments in EU free movement law within EU Member States, see: Immigration, employment & share incentives (EU Law)—overview. IMPORTANT NOTE: The accession period for Bulgaria and Romania ended on 31 December 2013...

Disclosure: an important and integral part of litigation Disclosure obliges parties to set out every document within their control that relates to the issues in dispute, share this with the other participants, and permit opponents to inspect them. It is a mandatory and central step in litigation, capable of winning or losing a case. Under the rules for disclosure in claims in the Business and Property Courts (see regime 2 below), it is regarded as vital to the just determination of civil proceedings (CPR PD 57AD, para 2.1). The exercise consists of locating and providing documents relevant to the live issues. In the conduct of litigation, the Court of Appeal observed in 2014 that the public interest lies in all relevant evidence reaching the court, whilst acknowledging that the duty intrudes upon a litigant’s privacy and confidentiality. When defendants failed to obey disclosure orders, a judge remarked in 2022 that there is no option to opt out; the task must be undertaken and explained, and that remains so even...

For the purposes of this Q&A, we have not taken into account the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), as it is not directly enforceable; it is for the UK to give effect to its terms (insofar as not already addressed by the European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020). For further detail, see News Analysis: Implementing the TCA—business immigration implications. As the EU citizen employees fall outside the EU Settlement Scheme and are not eligible for a frontier worker permit, the main immigration options to review are: Intra-Company Skilled Worker Visitor T5 International Agreement Worker Each category is discussed in more detail below. Intra-Company routes The Intra-Company routes allow organisations with connected overseas entities to transfer certain staff to their UK offices. From 1 January 2021, these routes cover EEA and Swiss citizens as well as non-EEA citizens. Both routes require a minimum period of prior employment with the overseas linked entity. As the EEA citizens are engaged...

It can sometimes occur that an employee has more than one employer, and their contract of employment expressly confirms this. Joint employment should be distinguished from arrangements like secondments, where the sole employer lends their employee’s services to a third party, or from sole employment where the contract terms permit the employer to direct an employee’s work to a third party. A joint employment contract should plainly set out the basis on which each joint employer exercises control over the employee, and may provide for an indemnity between the joint employers in the event of an employment tribunal claim...