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Artificial Intelligence

Don’t treat Norway’s labour rights chatbot as authoritative, lawyers warn

Government touts accessibility gains, while experts caution against overreliance on automated guidance

Seasonal Farm Workers

Work Permits

US expands H-2B quota amid seasonal workforce pressures

Temporary rule doubles visas but prioritises returning workers and heightens employer compliance

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Visas

Home Office tightens rules following MAC’s seasonal worker review

Visa framework, quotas, and worker protections clarified, while flexibility and pay limited

George Koureas

Private Practice Leaders

A focus on compliance means clients often miss the strategic risk

Fragomen’s George Koureas reflects on more than two decades at the front line of global mobility – and why immigration risk now sits firmly in the boardroom

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Immigration

Canada’s temporary foreign worker intake falls to post-pandemic low

Record-low permit issuances ease political pressure on immigration while straining industries reliant on foreign labour

Work Permits

Finland pursues foreign tech talent as work permit demand slows

Employers gain faster route to scarce skills amid tightening permit and residency conditions

Employment Law

Dentons: Expanded illegal working liability: What UK businesses need to do now

The Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 redraws the right-to-work landscape, exposing contractors, platforms, and supply-chain principals to unprecedented compliance risk

Social Security

Andersen: EU ruling clarifies social security calculation for multi-state workers

CJEU overturns long-held assumptions about working time, with significant implications for cross-border employees

Visas

Rollout of China’s K visa for STEM talent stalls

Application procedures yet to be released, leaving eligibility and implementation unclear

GML Survey

 


 

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