Helping you with
Immigration law support
From hiring overseas talent to supporting independent schools and international students, our sister company, ESP Solicitors, can provide specialist immigration services that make complex processes simple, cost-effective, and fully compliant. Delivered by a small, dedicated immigration law team you can trust, you’ll receive personal support backed by unrivalled expertise.
Immigration law services for employers
Through our sister company, ESP Solicitors, we provide expert immigration and visa support designed to help employers manage overseas workers with confidence. Combining specialist knowledge of both immigration and employment law, their business immigration lawyers remove the complexity out of immigration processes, reduce risk, and save time – freeing you up to focus on other priorities.
Key services include:
- Sponsor licence support: Full application service, including advice on the right licence type, supporting evidence, audit questions, and Certificate of Sponsorship assignment.
- Retained compliance service: Annual support covering sponsor compliance audits, team training, SMS management, and ongoing guidance for skilled workers, global mobility visas, and ministers of religion.
- Right to Work support: Detailed training, audits, and advice on complex cases to ensure compliance and avoiding significant fines.
- Business visitors and offshore workers: Guidance on suitable visas, supporting documentation, and compliance for visiting colleagues or partners.
- Start-up support in the UK: Advice on visa routes, application support, and ongoing compliance to help new businesses establish smoothly.
- One-off tailored services: Flexible solutions to meet your specific immigration and visa needs.
Our immigration team
Associate Director and Head of Immigration
Charlotte has over 10 years’ experience in business immigration and has supported clients with everything from tricky sponsorship matters to school visa applications. She has worked with employers across all sectors and always takes the time to understand each client’s unique needs. Charlotte enjoys making sense of complex rules and turning them into clear, practical advice that works in the real world. She is known for being approachable, knowledgeable, and genuinely committed to helping people feel confident about the immigration process.
Raff Hussain
Immigration Solicitor
Immigration Paralegal
School Visa support
ESP Solicitors also offer a dedicated School Visa Service for independent schools, helping to manage the complex process of sponsoring overseas students. With international pupils playing a vital role in both school life and revenue, ensuring smooth visa applications and compliance is essential. ESP Solicitors takes on the administrative burden, providing a structured, fixed-fee service that gives schools and parents confidence in every step of the process.
Key areas of support include:
- UKVI interaction: Managing annual CAS allocations, handling notifications, and ensuring the school remains compliant.
- Parental communication: Guiding parents through applications, liaising with bursars, preparing CAS and supporting letters, and providing clear advice throughout.
- Record-keeping and compliance: Creating secure online records for each student, maintaining accurate documentation, and overseeing visa processes year-round – even during school holidays.
We've got solutions for teams of any size
Whether you’re a small business or a large organisation, WorkNest’s tailored HR solutions are designed to fit your unique needs. Our expert support scales with your business, ensuring you get the right advice and support at every stage.
Small team
1-25 employees
Medium team
26-250 employees
Established team
250+ employees
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Professional
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45+
qualified HR Consultants
CIPD
qualified, Chartered, Members or Fellows
300
organisations nationwide trust us to deliver their training
80,000
employee matters dealt with each year
80,000
300
CIPD
45+
Services
HR Consultancy services tailored to you
Our HR Consultancy services range from fully outsourced HR support to strategic help with business-critical projects. We can work alongside you across the entire employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to learning and development, retention and restructures.
Expert project support
Whether you need expert advice on organisational change, hands-on support with sensitive matters, or comprehensive management of specific HR challenges, our tailored solutions ensure that your project is aligned with your goals and delivered on time and on budget.
HR Strategy
WorkNest’s HR Consultants can align your HR strategy with your business goals by ensuring you have the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles. We’ll help you build a motivated, engaged workforce that drives success and supports your organisation’s vision.
Fixed-fee recruitment support
Our end-to-end recruitment support covers everything from crafting job descriptions to managing post-offer checks. By leveraging our expertise and tools, you can improve candidate quality, reduce administrative burdens, and optimise your recruitment strategy.
Outsourced payroll
Outsource your payroll to WorkNest and eliminate the stress of managing employee payments and compliance issues. Our expert team ensures accurate, timely payroll processing and compliance with all HMRC regulations, so you can concentrate on your business objectives.
Outsourced HR administration
Our outsourced HR administration service streamlines the entire employee lifecycle, letting you focus on your business while we handle essential admin tasks – efficiently, compliantly, and professionally. Save time, reduce the risk of errors, and leave the details to us.
HR Partnering
Our HR Partnering service provides you with a dedicated HR Consultant, backed by our expert team, offering flexible support for all your HR needs. From employee relations and policy updates to absence management, performance reviews, and redundancy support, your consultant will be by your side to help you navigate HR challenges effectively.
HR Partnering
Our HR Partnering service provides you with a dedicated HR Consultant, backed by our expert team, offering flexible support for all your HR needs. From employee relations and policy updates to absence management, performance reviews, and redundancy support, your consultant will be by your side to help you navigate HR challenges effectively.
Outsourced HR Administration
Our outsourced HR administration service streamlines the entire employee lifecycle, letting you focus on your business while we handle essential admin tasks – efficiently, compliantly, and professionally. Save time, reduce the risk of errors, and leave the details to us.
Outsourced Payroll
Outsource your payroll to WorkNest and eliminate the stress of managing employee payments and compliance issues. Our expert team ensures accurate, timely payroll processing and compliance with all HMRC regulations, so you can concentrate on your business objectives.
Fixed-fee Recruitment Support
Our end-to-end recruitment support covers everything from crafting job descriptions to managing post-offer checks. By leveraging our expertise and tools, you can improve candidate quality, reduce administrative burdens, and optimise your recruitment strategy.
HR Strategy
WorkNest’s HR Consultants can align your HR strategy with your business goals by ensuring you have the right people, with the right skills, in the right roles. We’ll help you build a motivated, engaged workforce that drives success and supports your organisation’s vision.
Expert Project Support
Whether you need expert advice on organisational change, hands-on support with sensitive matters, or comprehensive management of specific HR challenges, our tailored solutions ensure that your project is aligned with your goals and delivered on time and on budget.
Onboarding process
Getting started with WorkNest is easy
We make it simple to get the support you need. Our streamlined process ensures you’ll have the right tools, expert advice, and a team that truly understands your business – all ready to support you from the get-go. Here’s how it works:
Discovery call
Let’s talk about your goals and how we can tailor our HR solutions to fit your needs perfectly.
Service proposal
We’ll create a tailored proposal designed to meet your business needs and specific requirements. Once you give us the go-ahead, our partnership officially begins.
Meet your HR Consultant and get started
Book a virtual Teams meeting with your dedicated Consultant, who will take the time to understand your organisation, connect with your key contacts, and start delivering expert support.
Training
Employment Law and HR Training courses
The right HR training leads to more effective managers, a deeper understanding of best practice, and a happier, more engaged workforce – ultimately boosting productivity and minimising the risk of Employment Tribunal claims.
Managing Neurodiversity at Work
Duration: 3hr 30min
- Managing Neurodiversity at Work
- What it means to be neurodivergent
- What qualities might someone who is neurodivergent bring to a workplace
Menopause Awareness
Duration: 3hr 30min
- What is the menopause?
- How can a manager support an employee going through the menopause?
- What adjustments may be appropriate for a person going through the menopause?
20+
More HRC courses
Delivered in half-day sessions, our courses offer a very cost-effective way to increase knowledge and confidence in key HR and People Management topics in an interactive format.
Managing Neurodiversity at Work
Duration: 3hr 30mins
- What is neurodiversity?
- What it means to be neurodivergent
- What qualities might someone who is neurodivergent bring to a workplace
Menopause Awareness
Duration: 3hr 30min
- What is the menopause?
- How can a manager support an employee going through the menopause?
- What adjustments may be appropriate for a person going through the menopause?
20+
More HRC courses
Delivered in half-day sessions, our courses offer a very cost-effective way to increase knowledge and confidence in key HR and People Management topics in an interactive format.
Book a consultation
Our expert team provides tailored HR solutions for your unique needs. Trusted by over 40,000 organisations, book a consultation to explore how our solutions can support you.
- CIPD qualified with vast experience across all industries
- Scalable solutions to suit your requirements
- No call centres, your own dedicated HR Consultants
- More cost-effective than recruiting in-house HR support
Customer stories
Proud to support over 40,000 UK Employers
Our clients range from small businesses with fewer than 50 staff at a single location, through to large household names employing thousands of people at multiple sites across the UK. Whatever your size or sector, we have solutions to suit your needs.
Software
Manage HR and compliance the easy way
- Store and manage all employee data in one platform.
- Automate HR processes absence tracking, entitlement calculations, and performance reviews.
- Flexible, modular system so you can analyse key HR metrics and trends with easy-to-read reports.
Case examples
Expert support with all HR issues
Our HR Consultants provide a complete range of expert support to help you manage your people effectively and confidently. Whether you’re navigating complex processes like TUPE or redundancy, enhancing employee engagement through surveys and wellbeing initiatives, or refining your recruitment and onboarding strategies, we can help.
Transactional HR and compliance
- Management training
- Team and leadership away days
- Insights Discovery®
- Board development
- Competency frameworks
Recruitment
- Candidate attraction
- Campaign management
- Job board advertising
- Interviewing
- Selection tools
- Psychometrics
- Pre-employment checks
Employee relations
- Staff surveys
- Probationary and appraisal processes
- Wellbeing and mental health
- Disciplinary investigations and hearings
- Grievance investigation
- Capability and performance
- Absence management
- Dispute resolution
Organisational change and strategy
- Restructures
- Staff consultation
- TUPE processes
- Redundancy management
- Staff retention/ attrition
- Employee engagement
Pay and benefits
- Payroll preparation
- Salary and benefits benchmarking
- Pay and grading structures
- Job evaluation
- Developing job descriptions
Pay and benefits
- Payroll preparation
- Salary and benefits benchmarking
- Pay and grading structures
- Job evaluation
- Developing job descriptions
Organisational change and strategy
- Restructures
- Staff consultation
- TUPE processes
- Redundancy management
- Staff retention/ attrition
- Employee engagement
Employee relations
- Staff surveys
- Probationary and appraisal processes
- Wellbeing and mental health
- Disciplinary investigations and hearings
- Grievance investigation
- Capability and performance
- Absence management
- Dispute resolution
Recruitment
- Candidate attraction
- Campaign management
- Job board advertising
- Interviewing
- Selection tools
- Psychometrics
- Pre-employment checks
Transactional HR and compliance
- Transactional HR services
- Contracts
- Staff handbooks
- Bespoke HR policies, forms, and guides
- HR administration
- Offboarding
- HR software
- Management reporting
Training and team development
- Management training
- Team and leadership away days
- Insights Discovery®
- Board development
- Competency frameworks