Settled status: are your EU workers ready or at risk?

PAB Languages Centre Ltd have received several queries recently from clients asking what they can do to raise awareness of the EU Settlement Scheme and assist any EEA employees to apply as soon as possible.

Having documentation demonstrating their status may assist when travelling in and out of the UK after Brexit and proving they have the right to work in the UK.

This is an important moment, and we wanted to suggest the following options that will help you raise awareness of the EU Settlement Scheme:

Proactive inclusive communication available to your workforce (multilingual posters, leaflets, and infographics)

Sending a clear message – EU citizens are our colleagues, they are valued, and we want them to stay.

There are concerns that some EU nationals do not know that they need to apply for settled status, with some believing that as they hold a permanent residence card they need not apply. Consider creating videos with translated subtitles for EU nationals, since the visual information links better and is easier to understand for everyone.

PAB Virtual Hub

Provide access to our Virtual Hub, which is available for your employees in a form of short private individual sessions with a solicitor and an interpreter. Your employees will be able to book a one to one 30-minute session either with their workplace line manager or directly with a coordinator at PAB Languages.

How it works

Upon receiving all the initial enquires, we agree with you that an immigration solicitor and a certified language translator will be available for an agreed period of time on a specific day to assist your employee. Your employees can benefit from the sessions in the comfort of their own home or at work if they have access to a quiet private space and a computer.

While overall application numbers are high (4.6 million to date), language barriers, low levels of literacy and a lack of digital skills have left many without access to high-quality information about settled status, risking them dropping out of the system.

Subsequently, employees face losing the right to live and work in the UK unless they have status under the EU Settlement Scheme or status under another category of the Immigration Rules such as a Tier 2 or Tier 5 visa.

For more information, please visit https://www.gov.uk/settled-status-eu-citizens-families

To speak with PAB Languages, please call 07799 772 360 or email info@pablanguages.co.uk