Expat Lawyers in United Kingdom - Relocation, Tax & Employment

Holistic approach

Some examples of areas in which CMS can help:

• Employee agreements covering all employment-law aspects of the international assignment lifecycle in the relevant jurisdiction from initial assignment through to termination; 
• Application for the required permits to reside and work in the country, both for expats and their family members; 
• Mobility policies; 
• International assignment services;
• Termination of international assignment services agreements; 
• Applications for tax benefits for expats; 
• Tax optimisation of salary splits and employee benefits; 
• Employers’ tax obligations, multi-state wage and income tax returns;  
• Navigating the possibilities for international transfers of pension benefits and continued participation in another jurisdiction; 
• Analysis of the applicable social security scheme(s) and the consequences thereof; and 
• Implementation of the preferred social security scheme.  

Fun fact

Did you know that expat employees working in the UK may gain the full protection offered by UK statutory employment rights when their employment can be said to have a sufficiently close connection to the UK? Did you know that in the UK all workers are entitled to at least 5.6 weeks’ paid holiday annually (although this can include public holidays)?

Did you know that in the UK employers must enrol eligible workers into and contribute towards a workplace pension scheme

References

Drafting policies for clients updating their ‘working from home’ policy to cover ‘working from anywhere’, taking into account the layers of regulation covering employment, tax, social security and health and safety.

Assisting clients with business immigration advice and the impact of Brexit on the movement of EU workers to the UK.
Advising on all employment law aspects of the lifecycle of an international assignment to the UK from commencement through to repatriation/termination.

Working with a large energy company advising on the territorial scope of UK statutory employment rights, including in respect of claims by expat employees. 

Advising on HR data protection in the context of managing internationally mobile workers, both under the GDPR and UK legislation.