Month: March 2021
Checking the Right To Work post Brexit
We all know that the UK has left the EU. That is last year’s news. But do we all know how that has affected the Right To Work (RTW) in the UK for EU nationals (excluding those from Ireland)? As recruiters must do a Right To Work check, it is a fundamental point to get... Read more »
Key Information Documents – Fact Sheet
The introduction of Key Information Documents came into force on 6th April 2020. The legislation incorporates a revision into the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations, or ‘Conduct Regulations.’ The purpose of the implementation of Key Information Documents was to increase pay transparency for agency workers and provide key information regarding their assignments.... Read more »
The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate
Recruitment companies and the law – Part 2 This follows on from my previous article about recruitment companies and the laws that in my opinion are predominantly applicable to them. This article focuses on recruitment companies’ compliance with the law, and what happens when they do not. The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS) is a... Read more »
Successful seminar with the Japan Association on cross-border succession
We are very pleased that we were able to help the Japan Association in the UK (www.japanassociation.org.uk) run a very successful Zoom seminar on “Cross-border Succession: Assets and Beneficiaries in Japan and in the UK”. The seminar proved to be very popular amongst the Japanese and those who are related to Japan, and Cognitive will... Read more »
Your questions answered on the UK GDPR & Data Protection issues
The UK left the EU and the transitional period ended on 31 December 2020. The GDPR was incorporated into UK data protection law (such as the Data Protection Act 2018) as the “UK GDPR” before the UK left the EU. There is little change to the core data protection law in the UK before and... Read more »