Sponsor Licence Compliance in 2026: What the Home Office Expects, and Where Sponsors Slip Up
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The Home Office tightened sponsor compliance requirements three times in the first half of 2026. Salary compliance is now assessed per pay period. Job descriptions must be role-specific and up to date. And sponsors must evidence that workers have been informed of their employment rights. One missed deadline, one outdated record, and you're looking at a category-A breach.
In this 45-minute session, Matthew Bond (CEO, Borderless Immigration) and Lul Salah (Lead Immigration Advisor, Borderless Immigration) break down what sponsor licence compliance actually looks like in 2026, where the most common slip-ups happen, and what you can do this week to close the gaps.
What you'll learn:
- The specific reporting and record-keeping duties the Home Office is checking in 2026, and how they've changed since April
- The three most common compliance slip-ups we see across sponsor licence holders, and how to fix each one
- How per-period salary compliance works in practice, and what your payroll team needs to know
- A step-by-step approach to building a compliance rhythm that doesn't rely on memory or spreadsheets
Who should attend: HR Directors, People Ops leads, Compliance Officers, Registered Managers, and anyone responsible for sponsor licence management.
Meet the speakers
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