WorkNest People
Business Immigration Support
Clear, practical support for employers and education providers managing UK sponsorship, skilled worker and student visa requirements.
Immigration law services for employers
10+ years experience
Child student visa expert
Immigration solicitor
Through our sister company, ESP Solicitors, we provide expert immigration and visa support designed to help employers manage overseas workers with confidence. Their business immigration lawyers remove the complexity from immigration processes, reduce risk, and save time - freeing you to focus on running your organisation.
Secure and maintain your sponsor licence with confidence: Full application service, including advice on the right licence type, supporting evidence, audit questions, and Certificate of Sponsorship assignment.
Ongoing annual compliance support, including sponsor audits, team training, SMS management, and expert guidance on skilled worker, global mobility, and minister of religion visas.
Right to Work support: Practical training, compliance audits, and advice on complex cases to help you meet your Right to Work obligations and avoid 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: Specialist advice for overseas businesses establishing a UK presence, including visa route selection, application support, and ongoing sponsor compliance.
10+ years experience
Child student visa expert
Immigration solicitor
School Visa support
School Visa support
School Visa support
With international pupils playing a vital role in both school life and revenue, a smooth and compliant visa journey is essential. ESP Solicitors offers a dedicated School Visa Service for independent schools, supporting the complex requirements of sponsoring overseas students.
Through a structured, fixed-fee service, ESP manages the administrative burden on your behalf - giving schools and parents clarity, confidence, and peace of mind at every stage.
Key areas of support include:
UKVI interaction: Managing annual CAS allocations, handling sponsor notifications, and ensuring ongoing compliance with Home Office requirements.
Parental communication: Guiding parents through the application process, liaising with bursars, preparing CAS and supporting documentation, and providing clear, practical advice throughout.
Record-keeping and compliance: Maintaining secure digital records for each student, ensuring accurate documentation, and overseeing visa compliance year-round - including during school holidays.
Why choose WorkNest?
With deep expertise in UK employment and immigration law, you’ll have a dedicated team that understands your organisation and acts as an extension of it. We’ll ensure compliance and alignment with your goals, whatever the challenge.
15+
years of immigration experience
100%
sponsor licence success rate
150+
sponsor licence clients supported
40,000
employers supported across the UK
HR Consultancy
Services tailored to you
Our HR Consultancy services range from fully outsourced HR support to strategic help with business-critical projects. We support you across the entire employee lifecycle - from recruitment and onboarding to development, retention, and restructures.
HR Partnering
Our HR Partnering service provides you with a dedicated HR Consultant, backed by our wider expert team, providing practical, proactive support across employee relations, policy updates, absence management, performance issues, and redundancy processes.
Outsourced HR Administration
Our outsourced HR administration service takes care of your essential HR processes efficiently and compliantly, reducing risk and giving your team more time to focus on strategic priorities.
Outsourced Payroll
Outsource your payroll to WorkNest and eliminate the stress of managing employee payments and compliance issues. Our specialist payroll team ensures accurate, timely processing and full compliance with HMRC regulations.
Customer stories
Proud to support over 50,000 UK organisations
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.
Whatever your size or sector, we have solutions that fit your needs - helping your teams develop their skills and your organisation to remain compliant.
Practical solutions to manage workplace health and safety
Expert HR guidance to improve performance and resolve people challenges
