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Retail businesses and the environment
Guides to help your retail business lessen its impact on the environment and make a real difference on climate change.
Retailing and the law
Guides which summarise common legal issues which retail businesses must be aware of and comply with.
Employing people in your retail business
Guides which can help your retail business to understand employment issues, rights and how to comply with the law.
Your UK visa sponsorship licence rating
Various ratings for a UK visa sponsorship licence and how to upgrade if your licence is downgraded
Certificates of UK visa sponsorship
You must assign a certificate of sponsorship to each foreign worker you employ
Immigration skills charge and UK visa sponsorship
You might have to pay an additional charge when you assign a certificate of sponsorship to someone applying for a Skilled Worker or Intra-company Transfer visa
Job suitability for UK visa sponsorship
You can sponsor a worker if the job they’re going to do has a suitable rate of pay and skill level, or meets the other criteria needed for their visa
Employer responsibilities for UK visa sponsorship
Employers have a number of responsibilities that they must meet when employing someone on a UK visa sponsorship
UK visa sponsorship for employers
You’ll usually need a sponsor licence to employ someone to work for you from outside the UK
UK visa sponsorship for employers - eligibility
Eligibility criteria for employers applying for UK visa sponsorship licence
Types of UK visa sponsorship licence
Types of licences for workers under the UK visa sponsorship including a worker licence and temporary worker licence
UK visa sponsorship management roles
You need to appoint people within your business to manage the sponsorship process when you apply for a UK visa sponsorship licence
Apply for your UK visa sponsorship licence
How employers can apply for their UK visa sponsorship licence
Starting a business - find a case study
A range of case studies from local entrepreneurs who have started successful businesses
Check a job applicant's entitlement to work in the UK
How employers must take steps to ensure that a worker is allowed to work for you
Keeping records of workers' documents
Records employers must make and keep to prove their workers are eligible to work in the UK
Penalties for employing illegal workers
Visits by immigration officers and the penalties you could face if you are found to have employed an illegal worker
Ensure your workers are eligible to work in the UK
Employer responsibility to check a worker's right to work in the UK
Starting my business from home - Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs (video)
Debbie Todd, owner of Angels and Butterflies Jewellery Designs, discusses how she started her business from home
Types of stock
The four main types of stock - raw materials and components, work in progress, finished goods and consumables