Post-training, access guides, checklists, and expert consultations (e.g., from immigration solicitors). This helps your HR team address real-time queries, like updating an employee's CoS during a promotion, maintaining continuous compliance.

Non-compliance can result in fines up to £20,000 per illegal worker or licence revocation. Training equips your team to use SMS effectively, preventing issues that could jeopardize your sponsored employees' jobs and your hiring capabilities.

It aligns SMS usage with your internal systems for onboarding, payroll, and audits. This streamlines compliance for sponsored employees, reducing administrative burdens and ensuring legal obligations are met without affecting productivity.

Yes, many providers offer tailored sessions based on your sector (e.g., tech or healthcare) and workforce size. This focuses on relevant scenarios, like managing seasonal workers, to better support your HR in handling employee sponsorship needs.

Errors like late reporting can trigger Home Office audits or licence downgrades. Training teaches how to correct issues promptly, safeguarding your employees' immigration status and your company's reputation as a sponsor.

SMS Level 1 users (typically senior HR or compliance officers) handle full system access, including adding users and renewing licences, while Level 2 users manage day-to-day tasks like CoS assignments. Training is essential for anyone in these roles to confidently support your sponsored employees without risking Home Office enforcement actions.

As an HR, you'll use SMS to issue CoS for new hires, update employee details (e.g., address changes), and report if an employee stops working. Proper training minimizes errors that could lead to compliance visits or fines, protecting both your company and your migrant workers.

With frequent Home Office updates (e.g., 2025 changes to sponsor guidance), annual refresher training is recommended. This keeps your team up-to-date, ensuring smooth visa extensions or switches for employees without compliance gaps.

The UK Sponsor Management System (SMS) is the Home Office's online platform where your company manages its sponsor licence, assigns Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) to employees, and reports changes like job roles or absences. Compliance training ensures your HR team uses it correctly to avoid penalties, such as licence suspension, which could affect your sponsored employees' visas and your ability to hire internationally.

Training covers key duties like right-to-work checks, record-keeping, and timely reporting via SMS. This helps maintain your A-rated sponsor status, ensuring your employees' visas remain valid and avoiding disruptions like curtailment, which could force them to leave the UK prematurely.