9.00 - 9.30
Cofee & Registration

9.30 - 9.40
Introduction and Opening Address by Morning Chair

Arjun Medhi – Staff Fraud Advisor, CIFAS

9.40 - 10.10
Legal Overview: Following the Correct Procedures to
Avoid Litigation

• Clarifying the current legal landscape of illegal working in the employment context
• Eliminating the risks, responsibilities and common
  mistakes
• What are the consequences of non-compliance?

Louise Fernandes – Professional Support Lawyer, Field
Fisher Waterhouse LLP
James Warren – Solicitor, Field Fisher Waterhouse LLP

10.10 - 10.40
Analysing How the New Points Based System Will
Affect Your Organisation

• What does sponsorship under the Points Based System mean for employers?
• How can you become a sponsor approved by the Border & Immigration Agency?
• How does sponsorship work?
• Understanding liability for the employer
• Checking and vetting documents to comply with
  immigration requirements
• What to do when things go wrong?

Laura Devine – Principal, Laura Devine Solicitors

10.40 - 11.05
Is your Employee or Applicant Entitled to Work in
the UK?
Looking at the various different bases upon which non nationals are entitled to work in the UK

• What are the complications in evidencing right to work?
• Looking at the process from the migrant perspective

Julian Bild – Supervising Tribunal Review Counsellor,
Immigration Advisory Service

10.05 - 11.15
Questions & Discussion with Speakers

11.15 - 11.40
Coffee, Exhibition & Net working

11.40 - 12.05
Using EU Nationals to Fill a Skills Gap
You will split into small roundtable groups and discuss with your peers:

• Sourcing talent from the EU
• Developing your retention strategy
• Looking at the first-hand impact of employing non-UK
  nationals on your business

Neil Foames – European Recruitment Manager, FirstGroup
Plc.

12.05 - 12.30
Improving your Vetting and Screening Processes

• Deciding to employ foreign nationals: A local perspective
• Looking at the Council’s Safer Recruitment model
• Expanding your vetting processes in the future

Sharon Willerton – Interim Head of Recruitment,
North East Lincolnshire County Council

12.30 - 12.55
Training your Staff on Vetting Non-UK Workers

• Training managers in recruitment procedures
• Building relationships with Home Office agencies
• Utilising the knowledge of foreign embassies when ID
  checking

Kenneth Hanslip – Head of Professional Standards, NCP Services Limited

12.55 - 13.05
Questions and Discussion with Previous Speakers

13.05 - 14.05
Lunch, Exhibition & Networking

14.05 - 14.50
Interactive Workshops
Need to drill down further? Reach the core of your
vetting issues in an interactive and focused group setting.
You have the opportunity to attend two of the most
applicable workshops to match your organisations’ needs,
with information and advice from leading vetting
professionals. Choose from either Workshop A or Workshop
B, and Workshop C or Workshop D.

Workshop A
Checking Documentation and Assessing Foreign Credentials: Where do you Start?

• Checking your potential employee's visa and passport are legitimate
• Ensuring your potential employee is the rightful holder of the presented documents
• Avoiding potential hefty fines for illegal recruitment
• Understanding the discrimination guidelines  

Ian Westwood , Director , The Westwood Organisation Ltd.

Workshop B
Immigration Enforcement Processes: What would
Happen if your Business was Inspected?

• What powers do the Border & Immigration Agency have?
• Preparing for and managing enforcement visits
• Addressing the impact of a visit on your business
• How should you respond to an unannounced visit?
• Jim McGough – Former Chief Immigration Officer, UK
  Immigration Service

14.50 – 15.35
Workshop C
Employing EU Nationals: Different Rules for Different
Nationalities

• Clarifying the different rules that apply to different EU
  nationalities:
  – EEA countries
  – Accession States
  – Bulgaria and Romania
• Best practice in establishing EU national’s right to work

Peter Larkin – Director, Active Immigration

Workshop D
Best Practice in Employing and Vetting Non-UK
Nationals

• Getting the proper processes in place before you start recruiting
• Selecting the right candidates
• Understanding cultural differences
• Supporting your workers for a productive, loyal and
  motivated workforce

David Price – Managing Director, Anglo Polish

15.35 – 16.05
Question Time
This is your opportunity to talk through challenging issues
affecting your non-UK nationals recruitment process in a
structured environment with our panel of experts. Come
prepared with questions to put to the panel to unearth tips
and ideas to take back to your organisation.

Panel Members include:

16.05
Close of Conference