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If your employer is 'insolvent' this means it cannot pay its debts - your rights if this happens, claiming money owed to you, where to get advice

• Overview

  Your employer is insolvent if it cannot pay its debts. They might: make…

• Your rights

  You have different rights depending on whether your employer: makes you…

• What you can get

  What money you’re entitled to depends on: how long you were employed what…

• Apply for money you're owed

  You’re eligible to apply if: you were an employee you’re a UK or EEA…

• After you apply

  It usually takes up to 6 weeks to get your payment but can take longer.…

• Updated: 15 April 2021

Apply for a Skilled Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 General work visa) if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children, taking on additional...

• Overview

  A Skilled Worker visa allows you to come to or stay in the UK to do an…

• Your job

  You must meet all the following requirements to be eligible for a Skilled…

• When you can be paid less

  You might still be able to apply for a Skilled Worker visa if your job is…

• If you work in healthcare or education

  There are different salary rules if you work in some healthcare or…

• Knowledge of English

  You’ll usually need to prove your knowledge of the English language when…

• How much it costs

  When you apply for a Skilled Worker visa, you’ll need to have enough money…

• Documents you'll need to apply

  When you apply you’ll need to provide: your certificate of sponsorship…

• Apply from outside the UK

  You must apply online for a Skilled Worker visa. Check which documents…

• Your partner and children

  Your partner and children may also be able to apply to join you or stay in…

• Extend your visa

  You can usually apply to extend a Skilled Worker visa or a Tier 2…

• If you got your first certificate of sponsorship before 4 April 2024

  There are lower salary requirements if both of the following apply: you…

• Update your visa if you change job or employer

  You’ll need to apply to update your Skilled Worker or Tier 2 (General)…

• Switch to this visa

  You might be able to apply to change (‘switch’) to a Skilled Worker visa…

• Taking on additional work

  If you work overtime in the job you’re being sponsored for, you do not…

Apply for a Scale-up Worker visa if you’ve been offered a skilled job with a fast-growing UK employer - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

Apply for a Senior or Specialist Worker visa to work for your employer’s UK branch - eligibility, fees, documents, extend, switch or update, bring your partner and children.

Apply for a Health and Care Worker visa (formerly a Tier 2 Health and Care visa) if you're a medical professional who's been offered a job with the NHS, an NHS supplier or in adult social care - eligibility, fees,...

Get help at work, including an Access to Work grant, if you have a disability or health condition - eligibility, how to apply.

Your Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) and Leave - what you get, how to claim, maternity rights and extra help

What to do when starting a job: checks your employer may do, employment contracts, what to do with your P45 or starter checklist.

Dismissal is when your employer ends your employment - reasons you can be dismissed, unfair and constructive dismissal and what to do if you're dismissed