Author: Guest Writer
Changes to Settlement and Indefinite Leave to Remain: What You Need to Know
Guest Writer
December 30, 2025
Proposed changes to the UK settlement and Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) framework could significantly affect long-term residency planning for individuals and employers. In a recent article, Field Seymour Parkes explain what the updates could mean in practice, including the impact of longer settlement timelines, additional visa extensions and more frequent right to work checks.
Work in Progress: The Employment Rights Bill’s Path Forward
Guest Writer
December 1, 2025
The Employment Rights Bill (“ERB”) was introduced to Parliament on 10th October 2024 as part of the Labour government’s “Plan to Make Work Pay”. It represents one of the most significant overhauls of UK employment law in decades. So, just over 12 months on, where are we now? The Original Proposals It may be helpful […]
Could your screening process spot a deepfake – or would it let it pass?
Guest Writer
September 10, 2025
The rise of generative AI is transforming hiring and onboarding – but it’s also driving a surge in identity fraud. Traditional screening methods can no longer keep pace. To protect compliance, safeguard people, and maintain trust, employers need modern identity verification tools designed to detect deepfakes and deliver a secure, seamless candidate experience.
Biometric Residence Permits come to an end
Guest Writer
October 31, 2024
The Home Office has confirmed that Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) will no longer be issued or replaced from today (31st October 2024) and all UK new visa applicants will be issued with an eVisa. Find out what this means to employee and employers.
Navigating Challenges and Opportunities through Candidate Experience
Guest Writer
August 12, 2024
Guest blog written by Stormie Haller, Director of Marketing at Tracker. Top talent is in high demand and client expectations are soaring. A positive candidate experience has emerged as a non-negotiable factor for success for staffing firms and a true differentiator. While the significance of a great candidate experience is widely acknowledged among staffing professionals, […]
Right to work checks: why should recruitment agencies be carrying out right to work checks and what is likely to happen if they don’t?
Guest Writer
June 17, 2024
Recruitment businesses want to know how to compliantly conduct a Right to Work check, why they are required to conduct a check and the consequences of not doing so. Find out more in this blog, written by Melissa Mhondoro, Solicitor and Head of Legal Advice at REC.
How to Build Trust With Candidates
Guest Writer
March 21, 2024
Looking to build trust with your prospective candidates? Read on to explore this guide on how to become the go-to employer for candidates in your sector, written by The Genius Group who are a TrustID partner.
7 Practical Tips to Reduce Bias in Recruitment
Guest Writer
December 19, 2022
In order to create a truly diverse workforce, you must create a recruitment process that embraces diversity on every level. So how do you start building a hiring process focused on diversity?
The five types of background checks that an employer might make
Guest Writer
November 25, 2022
With hiring managers often facing large volumes of applications or CVs to wade through on top of their day job, it’s perhaps not surprising that these embellishments are not always detected.
What 5 things can we do as recruiters to improve the interview process?
Guest Writer
November 24, 2022
The interview has an obvious place in most recruitment processes today. But why is the interview so important? Many employers see the interview as the first, and perhaps the only, opportunity to get a good picture of the person applying for the job.
