Irwin Mitchell LLP

The Graduate route is an unsponsored immigration route which permits eligible persons with permission in the Student route to undertake full-time employment or self-employment in the UK, at any skill level, upon completion of their studies for up to three years. This Practice Note outlines the eligibility requirements for making an application under the route. It also looks at the suitability and validity requirements, period and conditions of permission and dependants.

This Practice Note provides a summary of selected employment cases on coronavirus (COVID-19) matters, covering topics such as automatic unfair dismissal for health and safety related reasons, pregnancy and furlough under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) and whether preconditions applying to an employer’s special paid leave policy were discriminatory. This coronavirus case tracker is intended to give a flavour of the types of cases that are being heard and an indication of the approach being taken by tribunals. It is not an exhaustive list of all pertinent cases.