Licence on the Line - The HMRC Compliance Playbook for Care:Paying Right, Staying Home Office Compliant

The care sector is one of the largest employers of sponsored overseas workers in the UK — and right now, it's firmly in the crosshairs of both the Home Office and HMRC. National Minimum Wage compliance sounds straightforward. But for care providers managing sponsored staff, the reality is far more complex. Sleep-in shifts, travel time between visits, uniform deductions, unpaid training hours — these are the grey areas that are quietly putting sponsor licences at risk across the sector. And most providers don't realise they have a problem until it's too late.

This joint webinar from Borderless and HMRC brings together everything providers need to create a sustainable compliance system and direct access to the people who set and enforce the rules.

Key Learnings Include:

• NMW & Sponsored Workers — Where the Rules Differ Understand how National Minimum Wage obligations specifically apply to sponsored workers, including deductions, working hours, and common miscalculations that trigger HMRC investigations
• The Home Office & HMRC Crossover Learn how the two bodies share data and what a wage compliance failure means for your sponsor licence — not just your payroll
• The Most Common NMW Mistakes in the Care Sector Real-world examples of where care providers are getting it wrong — sleep-in shifts, travel time, uniform deductions — and how to fix them fast
• How to Audit Your Own Compliance Before They Do A practical framework for self-auditing your sponsored worker pay records so you're prepared, not panicked, if HMRC comes knocking
• Home Office readiness Steps to take so you’re fully prepared for a Home Office audit