Visas Home Office tightens rules following MAC’s seasonal worker review Visa framework, quotas, and worker protections clarified, while flexibility and pay limited 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 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 Compensation Malaysia resets “entry price” with higher EP thresholds Raising salary requirements fosters local growth but filters out lower-skilled foreign workers Pay & Benefits Philippines raises tax-exempt limits on employee benefits Higher exemption ceilings affect payroll structuring, benefit design, and compliance for employers Research Global Mobility Leaders The GML Global Mobility Leaders survey features eminent practitioners from around the world, who specialise in the legal (employment or immigration), tax, relocation, or social security aspects of moving key talent across the globe. Events Global Mobility Summit - London Global Mobility Lawyer is delighted to announce that the second Global Mobility Summit - London will take place on 10 June 2026.The full-day event will bring together senior in-house counsel, global mobility managers, HR experts and private practice lawyers to explore the latest trends and developments in employment, immigration, social security, and tax laws that affect the movement of workers across borders. Recruitment The end of “domestic-first” hiring? Firms brace for borderless talent drive Artificial Intelligence Why mobile workers shouldn’t trust ChatGPT for travel advice Settlement Support Travel incentives, wellbeing policies crucial for relocation decisions