By Mark Callaghan, Associate | Littler Earlier this year, we wrote about the state of Brexit negotiations in the United Kingdom, and concluded that “with just over a month to go until Brexit takes effect” it was still “bewilderingly unclear” what form Brexit would take and how exactly employers should prepare. Six months on, and the position (if not the political landscape) is much the same, if not more bewildering! The revised Brexit deadline – that is, the day on which...

By Huw Beverley-Smith, Robert K. Campbell, Scarlett Diamond, James Ellis-Rees, Hans-Christian Mehrens | Faegre Baker Daniels Background The exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union is heading towards another periodic climax with the exit date currently set for 31 October 2019. The U.K. Supreme Court today held that the Prime Minister’s decision to shut down, or in legal terms “prorogue,” Parliament during the critical stages of negotiations with the EU was unlawful. This alert provides a brief summary of an...

By Claire D. Nilson & Christopher Jefferies | Faegre Baker Daniels The U.K. Government issued a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules on 9 September 2019, followed by an Explanatory Note Shortly thereafter. The changes will take effect over a staggered period of time from 1 October 2019 onward, with the main changes relevant to workers summarised below. EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) Discretionary grounds have been added for refusing an application under the EUSS where the applicant has previously been...

Key Events This Week The week that went from bad to worse for Boris They say a week is a long time in politics. Well this week must have felt like a lifetime for UK PM Boris Johnson. On Monday Johnson travelled to Luxembourg to meet with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. EU officials present at the meeting describe a “penny dropping moment” when Johnson realised that his plans for common “sanitary and phytosanitary” (SPS) rules on the island of Ireland...

By Darren Isaacs and Dónall Breen As the current Brexit deadline of October 31, 2019 looms, employers with operations in the United Kingdom must prepare for various possible outcomes, including the potential for a no-deal break with the European Union. Given the frequent movement of workers of all nationalities across the EU, many UK employers are particularly concerned about regulations governing work authorizations for their employees. As they wait for the political process to play out, UK employers should familiarize themselves...