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Applications for the new work visa routes for eligible overseas
workers who wish to work in the United Kingdom from 1 January 2021
opened on 1 December 2020. Provided applicants meet the criteria,
workers from overseas, including the European Economic Area (EEA)
and Swiss nationals, are now able to apply online for (among other
new entry routes), the skilled worker visa, the intra-company
transfer visa and the global talent visa.
The new points-based system seems to offer a more
attractive proposition to employers, and they should find some
Acquisition of Huddle Ideagen PLC (AIM: IDEA), a leading supplier of regulatory and compliance software is pleased to announce the acquisition of Harmony UK Holdings Limited ( Harmony ), known in the marketplace by its product name Huddle ( www.huddle.com ) (the Acquisition ). Acquisition Highlights · Huddle is a SaaS-based secure content collaboration and workflow solution with customers across highly regulated sectors such as accountancy and governments · Used by approximately 380 customers including FAA, Baker Tilly, the National Audit Office, EDF Energy, Department of Defense (DoD), UK Home Office and multiple NHS Trusts · Harmony is profitable and cash generative and is expected to be earnings enhancing for Ideagen in the current financial year
There are ‘a host of additional risks’ for int’l advisers dealing with applicants
After the slowdown of high net worth (HNW) migration into the UK as a result of covid-19, pent up demand saw a spike in the number of UK Tier 1 (Investor) visas issued this quarter, writes Farzin Yazdi, head of investor visa at Shard Capital.
Investor visas, of course, are a visa category where one invests a minimum of £2m ($2.68m, €2.2m) for at least five years in qualifying assets and meets a host of other stringent criteria.
In the most recent figures, nearly 45% of UK Investor Visa applicants originated from mainland China and Hong Kong with applicants from the United States & Russia behind with around 10% of the total each.
23 December 2020 | 13:34pm
StockMarketWire.com - Information Management software company Ideagen said it has acquired cloud-based collaboration software company Huddle for £28.1 million.
Huddle is a SaaS-based secure content collaboration and workflow solution with customers including Baker Tilly, the National Audit Office, EDF Energy, Department of Defense (DoD), UK Home Office and multiple NHS trusts.
Ideagen expects that the acquisition will add revenue of approximately £11 million and a contribution to the group s adjusted EBITDA of £3.5 million in the year to 30 April 2022.
David Hornsby, executive chairman of Ideage, said: ‘We are delighted to announce the acquisition of Huddle. It has a resilient business model, a quality customer base, outstanding technology and a strong team.
Raymond Kennedy in action in the Charolais ring at Stirling Ref:RH170220227 Rob Haining / The Scottish Farmer MANY farmers were outraged by two major cancer charities asking people to go meat-free for a month with a view to raising money for them. A social media storm saw many from the industry – which has been a huge supporter of the charities, Macmillan Cancer Support and Cancer Research – cancel standing orders and stop giving donations. Finlay Munro, from Easter Ross, wrote to the Macmillan charity’s CEO, pointing out in his letter: “Unsupported by facts relating to the UK, your ‘Meat-free for March’ campaign is evidence of yet another organisation jumping on the bandwagon to bash red meat and promote veganism. It will have a profound and damaging effect on the rural economy in the UK. It blatantly ignores any advice given by your own organisation on the need for a nutrient dense diet during treatment, or on a balanced diet in general day-to-day wellbeing,” w