New rules are being implemented on cruise ships to ensure the safety of all passengers and crew members after the outbreak of the new highly-transmissible COVID-19 variant Omicron. In this blog, Woodcock Law explains the government guidance on how to travel via cruise ship safely if your holiday is still going ahead.

An unwelcome government announcement last night, 25 November 2021, means a very Black Friday indeed for those planning to travel between the UK and South Africa. Breaking news of a potentially dangerous new Covid variant has resulted in new precautionary travel restrictions. Woodcock Law explains what this means for those with travel plans from today.

The new simplified UK travel system has come into force, replacing the previous traffic light travel system. New test and isolation rules have also come into force for those who qualify as fully vaccinated. Woodcock Law explains the new travel vaccination rules.

On 2 October 2021, the Home Office published guidance to a concession that allows non-visa nationals to enter the UK at the border and work as an HGV fuel tanker driver until 31 March 2022. This comes after the initial press release on 24 October 2021.

The UK government has announced that HGV drivers will be eligible for temporary visas from October in response to the current crisis in the UK Haulage industry.

Right to work checks are a compulsory part of the hiring process for employers in the UK. The Home Office has announced that the temporary relaxed right to work check process has been extended again, this time until 5 April 2022.