When hiring staff this season make sure that your polo staff meet the legal requirements
The HPA are taking a strict view on players and grooms working within the UK without the correct legal requirements, permits and visas. Make sure that you understand the new rules and processes now involved in hiring staff from overseas.
Under the new immigration rules, employers (sponsors) must obtain a sponsors permit to legally hire employees as well as securing an HPA endorsement for each migrant polo player or groom they want to hire. Without this HPA endorsement, the player or groom will not be given HPA membership and therefore cannot play at any affiliated club or in any chukkas or game run by an affiliated club of the HPA.
The Border Agency dictates that only those who hold a handicap of two-goals or above may be granted a work permit as a player. It is important to note that those with a handicap of below two-goals are not allowed to earn money playing polo, but can come to the UK in another capacity, such as a groom or rider. This means that they would only be allowed to play chukkas.
For further information about these new rules, please read the full article on the HPA website here.
The Polera can help you with recruiting staff for this season and can provide advice and contacts about the legal requirements and how to arrange for sponsors permits and visas. Please email our team now if you need help with arranging sponsors permits and work visas for your staff.
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