7 July 2021
generalThe return to workplaces following the COVID-19 lockdowns has upended the traditional approach to workplace location, enabling or forcing many employees, both UK and foreign nationals to work from home in the UK or overseas during the pandemic when they are usually based elsewhere.
The end of the Brexit transition period and the obligation for UK companies now to sponsor new EU national workers not entitled to status under the EU Settlement Scheme also means that companies are rethinking where they employ staff and how they can navigate the UK immigration system.
Tim Hayes, Partner and Claire Wagstaff, Legal Director at BDB Pitmans along with Jaouad Chakht, Global Mobility Tax Senior Manager and Charlotte Firth, Global Mobility Tax Senior Manager at James Cowper Kreston talked through the tax, employment and immigration issues relating to international workers in this particular set of circumstances.
