Line manager responsibilities

As a manager of international staff, what are my responsibilities in relation to visa expiration and renewal? 

• Be aware of the immigration status of your non-British/Irish staff
• Ensure that they make their applications in a timely fashion, seeking advice from People Services as appropriate. 

I line manage a sponsored individual, what are my responsibilities?

UKVI must be notified of a range of activities in relation to the sponsored worker. When the individual is appointed, you will receive an e-mail from The Global Mobility Team within People Services outlining your obligations. In summary, you need to notify People Services immediately if:

• the worker does not attend work on their first day of employment
• they take unauthorised absence for 10 consecutive days
• they are on long-term sick for one month or more
• they request unpaid leave for more than one month
• they request time off for maternity, paternity, adoption or parental leave
• there are proposed significant changes to the contract of employment including salary, contractual hours and/or location of the employment.  Note that someone cannot change from a teaching-focussed to research-focussed role (or vice versa) without a new visa, and must not be allowed to change roles until this visa is secured
• their contract of employment is terminated or the worker resigns earlier than anticipated
• there is information suggesting they are breaching the conditions of their leave to remain
• there is information suggesting they are engaged in terrorist or criminal activity

The Global Mobility Team will report the required information to UKVI. If you are unsure whether UKVI need to be notified of an activity, contact people.globalmobility@manchester.ac.uk. 

I line manage a Tier 4 student, what are my responsibilities?

You are responsible for ensuring that any students who are employed to work in your Department/School/Faculty do not work more than their permitted hours (e.g. 10/20 hours per week during term time.)

• You must not knowingly offer work which would result in the student being in breach of their visa restrictions
• You must record and monitor weekly working hours
• You must report any potential breaches of visa restrictions immediately to People Services.