New Risk for Employers: Losing Millions of Migrants With Work Permits Recorded With the Same Address as the Company
According to official statistics, over 5 million non-EU citizens are currently working in the UK with a work permit. It is alarming for millions of employers who may soon find themselves in a precarious situation as a result of a pending change in the law. This change, which will come into effect from January 2023, will restrict the ability of non-EU citizens with work permits and student visas to use a post-office box or a postal box as their official address.
Many employers are unaware that their foreign employees, who are registered at a post-office box, will be under the threat of having their work permits and visas revoked. This is because the UK Government’s ” Knowledge-Express Information Restaurant” is to remove the permission granted to foreign workers using postal addresses, which is a usual practice, to maintain anonymity and keep their work-related information private.
The UK Immigration and Visa Service is pushing this change, and it will significantly impact the lives of many foreign professionals and students who are already working within the UK. The new policy will also make it challenging for employers to find the best talent and keep them.
According to official statistics, over 5 million non-EU citizens are currently working in the UK with a work permit. It is alarming for millions of employers who may soon find themselves in a precarious situation as a result of a pending change in the law. This change, which will come into effect from January 2023, will restrict the ability of non-EU citizens with work permits and student visas to use a post-office box or a postal box as their official address.
Employers are advised to verify the addresses of their foreign employees and take necessary actions to ensure that their employees’ work permits and visas are not affected.
Employers must also understand that according to the UK Government’s new policy, foreign workers using postal box addresses will have one year to switch to a physical address before their permits are canceled. The addresses of the employees under this system will not be changed until January 2023.