To be on the cutting edge of your industry, you need to compete more than ever with foreign companies to attract the best and brightest around the world.
At the same time, you must pay extreme attention to the minefield of immigration regulations when hiring, retaining, transferring or terminating non-domestic workers. While your company may be familiar with what is permissible under labor laws, this can be very different to what is allowed under a country's immigration laws.
The stakes are high: in some jurisdictions, penalties for violating immigration rules include not only costly civil fines but also imprisonment, asset forfeiture and debarment from government contracting and from sponsorship of additional foreign workers. Executives, business managers, human resources staff members, worksite supervisors and union stewards may all face potential civil and criminal liability for failure to abide by immigration laws.
This is where Dentons can help. Across our many European jurisdictions, we leverage our experience in immigration as well as related areas of law to enable you to focus on the big picture—and ensure that foreign personnel are in a position to gain entry to and remain in the country for as long as necessary to achieve the goals of your business. In addition to advising on mobility issues and arranging for visas, work and residency permits, we assist you in establishing uniform and consistently followed corporate immigration policies with the goal of establishing a corporate culture in full compliance with the immigration laws. This allows you to be prepared for all eventualities and to carry on with what you do best.