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A Sponsor Licence requires two major activities on the part of the Sponsor Licence holder:
The Sponsor Management System is the online portal a Sponsor uses to sponsor workers, report mandatory events to the Home Office in respect of the workers they sponsor and to report any changes to their business or organisation.
When applying for a Sponsor Licence a person in the business or organisation will have been nominated as the ‘Level 1 User’. This is the person who has access to the Sponsor Management System to carry out all the actions to sponsor a worker and report mandatory events about a worker as required by the Home Office.
A Sponsor Licence holder can nominate their legal representative as their Level 1 User after a Sponsor Licence has been granted. Rather than worry about operating the Sponsor Management System effectively and reporting all mandatory events as and when required, you can appoint us as your legal representative to do this for you.
Many businesses and organisations simply do not have the in-house resources or expertise to operate all the various aspects of their licence to maximise its benefit.
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When the Home Office grant a Sponsor Licence, the sponsor accepts significant responsibilities to fully comply with Immigration law and specifically to comply with their Sponsor Licence duties as set out in the sponsor guidance documents. A failure to follow the duties outlined in the sponsor guidance can lead to action from the Home Office, including the downgrading, suspension or revocation of a Sponsor Licence. The sponsor guidance is updated frequently and is both extensive and complex.
The Home Office is very likely to inspect your business or organisation at some point during the duration of your licence, and specifically at the end of four years when you apply to renew your licence. If it considers you have failed to adequately comply with your licence it can downgrade, suspend or revoke your licence.
When you decided to obtain a Sponsor Licence and sponsor Skilled Workers this was obviously because it was considered necessary for stability and growth. Any action taken against you can have a serious impact on your business operationally and can also lead to reputational damage.
A change to the ownership of the business or organisation that holds a Sponsor Licence can have major implications for the either the Sponsor Licence holder or the company or organisation that has acquired or merged with the Sponsor Licence holder.
Whichever side of a merger or acquisition you are on, if a Sponsor Licence is in place and Skilled Workers employed, expert legal advice should be sought on what action will be necessary based on the nature of the change of ownership.
If you’re looking for sponsor licence applications advice, get in touch with our expert lawyers today.
Contact us on 0131 270 7700, visit our offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow, East Lothian, Shetland or Orkney, or fill in our enquiry form to request a call back.