The Government has announced an automatic extension of employer accreditation by 12 months if the employer’s first accreditation is applied for by 4 July 2023.
This means that instead of renewing accreditation after 12 months for the initial first accreditation, employers will effectively receive a 24-month first accreditation.
The Government says that ‘this one-off extension will provide employers with certainty as we head into 2023 that they will continue to have access to skilled labour without the additional cost and administrative burden of re-applying for accreditation.’
In addition, in May 2022, the Government announced that any employer seeking to hire any migrant, including those with open work rights (such as working holidaymakers or students), would need to be accredited in 2023. That accreditation requirement has been deferred to 2024.
More detailed information on the employer accreditation extension will be made available next year.