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Right to Work checks reach subcontractors on 1 October
Civil penalties run to £60,000 per illegal worker, and from next month the rules follow the work rather than the job title. Founders using agency or platform labour have weeks to map who is actually on site.
Two visa routes a startup inherits the day it is acquired
Global Business Mobility sounds like a scheme for multinationals moving executives between capitals. An acquisition or a new overseas parent can put a small UK company inside it overnight.
OpenAI pays $3.2m and accepts three years of DOJ hiring oversight
The Justice Department says OpenAI and Statsig did not genuinely look for American applicants before sponsoring foreign staff for green cards. Fewer than 10 roles were at issue. The reporting requirements will last three years.
UK opens Global Talent visa route to 100-plus employers
More than 100 named companies can now bring foreign researchers into Britain on the Global Talent visa. The list runs from GSK and IBM to quantum startups — and leaves out the newest AI labs.
Global Talent visa opens to 100+ commercial research firms
Companies, not just universities, can now back a researcher's UK visa. Deep-tech founders hiring from abroad have a new route, and a new set of gatekeepers.