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Chairs Welcome

Keynote address: An overview of the current labour market and the need for migrant workers

Bharat Phamnani, Operations Policy Leader, UK Borders Agency

• Why recruit from overseas? The benefits of international recruitment
• The importance of migrant workers for UK businesses
• The rationale for the Points Based System
• An overview of Tiers 1, 2, 4 and 5
• How the implementation is proceeding?
• What happens next?

The role of HR in preparing the organisation for recruiting from abroad

Annemie Ress, HR Director, eBay and Paypal (Europe)

• The contract of employment: managing terms and conditions, mobility clauses and ‘dual contracts’
• Issuing Certificates of Sponsorship and helping prospective employees secure leave under Tier 2
• Assessing foreign credentials
• Verifying identity documents
• Aligning pay systems with current UK legislation

Immigration law changes: What employers need to know

Michael Bradshaw, Partner, Charles Russell

• Clarifying the current legal landscape: Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2006, UK Borders Act 2007
• Defining the employment relationship with overseas workers: direct employees, agency workers and seconded workers
• Employment protection rights for non-UK nationals
• Employers liability and the penalty of non-compliance

Effective implementation of the Points Based System (PBS)

Tracy Yates, Partner, Eversheds

• Overview and analysis of how the new PBS is affecting your organisation
• Differences between the old and new systems: What changes have you made to current policies and practices?
• How is the system working?
• Registering as a sponsor
• *When you can and cannot employ overseas workers: Migrant requirements*

Identifying, attracting and recruiting talent from abroad

Angelique Blin, Owner and Director, Overseas Angels

• Working with HR to identify requirements
• Knowing who you are looking for and deciding where to look
• Advertising abroad – attracting the talent
• Checks that need to be made  in line with the new regulations
• The risks and benefits of recruiting from overseas

Case Study: how NYK Group Europe Ltd manage Japanese staff

Graham Wood, Human Resources Director, NYK Group Europe Ltd

• Examining key elements of Japanese culture in the workplace
• Global HR developments: Company values, career development and global positioning guidelines
• How we will go forward

The new National Occupational Standards for Working with people from different countries or diverse cultures

Cherry Sewell, Head of Skills, Business and Adult Learning, CILT, The National Centre for Languages

• What are the new occupational standards and how can they help HR?
• Understanding the benefits and business case for effective intercultural working skills
• Using the standards to:

 - Inform policy and procedures

 - Plan recruitment initiatives

 - Identify training needs, design training and qualifications

 - Standardise practice

Overcoming challenging practicalities when employing non-UK nationals

Nadine Owen, Partner, Immigration Team, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Nick Willis, Partner, HR Team, Pricewaterhousecoopers

• Understanding, preparing for and managing enforcement visits
• Business reorganisations and TUPE
• What to do if you identify a potential illegal worker
• Marrying tax and immigration obligations
• Tier 2 and business visitors - who can enter and risks of non-compliance

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