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Sponsor-Ready HR Service.

Zero Guesswork.

All your sponsor duties—automated, audited, and aligned—with policies, systems, and training that work.

 

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Book your free Sponsor HR Compliance Audit now and get a tailored risk score, readiness review, and expert plan.

Why It Works for Sponsor-Licensed Employers

AI does the heavy lifting, people make the final decisions

  AI Does the Heavy Lifting

Workforce Forecasting
Predicts hiring needs based on growth and visa history 
Smart Screening
Parses CVs, scores visa eligibility, flags potential risks
Visa Logic Validation
Validates job titles, salaries against SMS rules automatically

 People Make Final Decisions

Compliance Review
Expert team reviews job roles against SOC codes
Final Interviews
Real people assess values, team fit, leadership potential
CoS Sign-off
Level 1 User reviews and submits with audit readiness
Faster
Time-to-Hire
Reduce recruitment cycles from months to weeks with AI-powered automation.
CoS Accuracy
and Audit Trail
100% accurate Certificate of Sponsorship with complete audit documentation.
Zero Candidate Misrepresentation
Human verification prevents fraudulent applications and protects your licence.
Sponsor Licence
Protection
Continuous compliance monitoring keeps your sponsor status secure.
Retention
Support
Ongoing human support ensures long-term employee satisfaction and retention.
UKVI Inspection
Readiness
Always audit-ready with comprehensive documentation and compliance trails.

Critical Findings at a Glance

Our comprehensive analysis of 100 sponsor licence compliance audits reveals unprecedented insights into the true nature of compliance risk.
HR-Related Failures

64.7%

Of all compliance failures are directly linked to HR systems and processes
Compliance Areas

119

Total compliance areas analyzed across 100 sponsor licence audits
High-Severity HR Issues

10/12

High-severity compliance risks are predominantly HR-related
HR Risk Areas

77

Specific compliance areas directly attributable to HR deficiencies

The HR Compliance Crisis

Traditional compliance approaches focus on recruitment processes, but our data reveals the real threat lies within HR infrastructure itself.

HR-Focused Risk Breakdown

Detailed view of the 77 HR-related compliance areas
(64.7% of total risk)
Detailed Breakdown: HR Related Compliance Weaknesses
(70% of Non-Recruitment Failures)
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Top Risk Categories

Highest impact compliance failure areas
11 areas
Skills of Key Personnel
Personnel lack necessary competency for sponsor duties
11 areas
Training Issues
Inadequate training programs and ongoing development
10 areas
HR System Issues
Technological and procedural system failures
9 areas
Monitoring & Reporting
Failures in compliance oversight and reporting

What These Findings Mean for You

Most sponsor licence failures aren’t legal—they’re operational. Your HR systems hold the key to passing audits and protecting your licence.

Know the risks. Fix the gaps. Stay compliant.

Interactive Data Exploration

Explore the comprehensive data behind our findings with interactive charts and detailed breakdowns.

HR vs Non-HR Issues
Distribution of compliance failures by category
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Issues by Severity
Risk level distribution across all compliance areas
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HR-Related Compliance Issues
Detailed breakdown of the 77 HR-related compliance areas (64.7% of total risk)
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Compliance Issues by Severity Level
All compliance categories ranked by severity and impact
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Issue Type

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Skills of Key Personnel

Training Issues

HR System Issues

Skills Verification

Monitoring & Reporting

Genuine Vacancy Verification

Onboarding Issues

Salary & Wage Compliance

Working Hours Compliance

Record Keeping Failures

Financial Capacity

Right to Work Documents

Recruitment Process

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Why 64.7% of Sponsor Licence Failures Are Caused by HR

Our in-depth analysis of 100 sponsor compliance audits revealed a critical truth:

Sponsor licence failure is mostly an HR failure.

From missing documentation to broken systems, our data uncovered 77 distinct HR compliance risk areas, accounting for nearly two-thirds of all licence breaches. The impact? Suspension, revocation, or reputational harm that many businesses never recover from.

We identified 8 core HR failure points that consistently drive risk and undermine compliance with the Home Office’s sponsor duties:

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Untrained HR Personnel
 
HR teams without sponsor compliance training often miss legal duties, causing reporting failures, poor records, and Home Office breaches.
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Disorganised Right to Work Checks
 
6.5% of HR failures involve flawed right to work checks—missing records, expired visas, or no re-checks after renewals.
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Inadequate Record Keeping
 
9.1% of HR failures stem from poor record-keeping—missing CoS notes, absence logs, or salary proof, especially during staff turnover.
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Working Hours & Salary Non-Compliance
10.4% of failures relate to pay and hours—HR often misses deviations, causing underpayment and breaching sponsor licence conditions.
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Lack of Onboarding Process
10.4% of HR failures result from poor onboarding—missing start dates, visa checks, or inductions trigger doubts about job genuineness.
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Monitoring and Reporting Failures
 
11.7% of HR risks arise from unreported changes—missed absences, resignations, or salary updates breach the 10-day Home Office rule.
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Systemic HR Process Gaps
 
Human Touch: Trainers conduct induction, shadowing sign-off, and deliver sponsor compliance workshops.
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Training & Skills Deficiencies in Key Personnel
14.3% of compliance issues involve untrained sponsor staff—missed deadlines, ignored alerts, and poor escalation awareness trigger high-risk audit failures.

10 out of 12 high-severity risks identified in our audits were HR-related.

77 specific compliance failures were tied to HR processes, systems, or staff.

If you ignore HR, you’re gambling your entire sponsor licence.

To avoid becoming part of the 64.7%, sponsors must invest in HR-led compliance systems, automate processes, and empower personnel with the right training and tools.

Fix the HR Failures Before They Cost You Your Licence

64.7% of sponsor licence breaches come from HR. We’ve mapped the risks—now let’s eliminate them.

Sponsor HR Compliance Framework

The 8-Step Sponsor HR Compliance Framework built to prevent licence breaches before they happen.

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Ready to Bulletproof Your Sponsor Licence?

Don't let HR gaps put your business at risk.

Our 8-step compliance framework is audit-ready, policy-aligned, and built for peace of mind.

Sponsor HR & Compliance Pricing

12-month minimum contract  |   Designed for Skilled Worker Sponsors
Features

Sponsor Licence Health Check

CoS & HR File Reviews

Job Description & Salary Validation

HR Document Templates

HR System Setup

Training & Learning

Support

Sponsor Duty Alerts

Crisis Support (Licence Risk Events)

Sponsor Compliance Support

Comply Starter

£25 PEPM

1–10 workers

Annual remote review, risk score and summary

Biannual review of all CoS and HR files, random sample spot checks, review reports via email

Pre-filled templates by sector, entry-level RQF mapping

Core policy pack (e.g. RTW, onboarding, absence)

Excel tracker for visa dates, absences, CoS

e-Learning access: sponsor duties, RTW, reporting

Email support only, 72-hour SLA, document clarifications

Email reminders for visa expiry, CoS expiry, RTW checks

 Not included

Track visa expiry and working hours, alert for missing RTW checks

Comply Pro

£45 PEPM

11–50 workers

Quarterly deep-dive review, red-flag reporting, renewal readiness assessment

Quarterly CoS and HR file audits, full compliance checklist per worker, risk-tracked dashboard access

Role-specific RQF and salary mapping, minimum salary compliance check, route guidance per SOC code

Customisable documents: RTW, onboarding, CoS, contract addendums, absences

Editable Notion or Airtable tracker, custom alerts and permission control

Monthly 1:1 or small team compliance coaching calls, access to training library

Email plus one monthly consultation, policy guidance, CoS review support

Integrated task system (Notion or Trello), monthly compliance calendar

Optional add-on (fixed fee), includes one-off audit response templates

Includes change of circumstances reporting, CoS cancellation and updates

Comply Enterprise

£65 PEPM

50+ workers or multi-site

Monthly audit-grade review, full compliance roadmap, licence renewal preparation

Monthly CoS and HR file reviews, file rectification support, instant audit access and tagging

Market benchmarking (UKVI + industry), historic salary audit trail, live breach detection

Fully bespoke HR policies tailored to business model, roles, and audit expectations

SOP workflow builder (HubSpot, ClickUp, or Notion), full HR process automation, integrated audit dashboard

Quarterly team compliance workshops (live), sponsor duty certifications, team tracking dashboard

Dedicated compliance advisor, 4-hour SLA, priority legal input, document drafting support

Real-time dashboard, daily alert sync, audit log of actions taken

Fully included: Home Office audit prep, revocation defence pack, real-time escalation plan

Full duty outsourcing: reporting changes (SMS), record-keeping compliance, quarterly sponsor duty declaration support

Notes:
*PEPM = Per Employee, Per Month (based on number of sponsored workers). *All packages include onboarding support and a Kickoff Compliance Checklist. *Enterprise clients can add physical file audits and employee training sessions.

Choose the Right HR Plan for Your Sponsor Licence

Whether you manage 5 or 500 skilled workers, our tiered HR service ensures you're audit-ready and fully compliant.

The Real Cost of Traditional HR?

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Why Our HR Framework Secures Your Sponsor Licence

Built to eliminate the #2 cause of licence revocation: HR system and process failure.

64.7% of Sponsor Failures Are HR-Linked
Missing documents, broken systems, and untrained staff are behind most failed audits—placing licences at daily risk.
Compliance Embedded Into HR
From onboarding to ongoing monitoring, our 8-step HR framework embeds sponsor duties into every system, process, and policy.
8 HR Risk Areas Solved
Right to Work Checks | Record-Keeping | Salary & Hours | Onboarding | Reporting Duties | HR Systems | Training | Leadership Accountability
 
Each area is covered by SOPs, templates, audits, and workflows to ensure evidence-ready compliance.
One HR System. Total Peace of Mind.
Policies. Training. Alerts. Documentation.
We don't react to compliance breaches. We build systems that prevent them.

 Audit-proof templates
 Dynamic checklists
 HR team training and SOPs
 Digital systems with compliance alerts

Ready to Fix Your HR Compliance Weak Spots?

Get a free audit of your HR systems, templates, and processes — before the Home Office finds the gaps.

What Our Clients Say

Hear from HR leaders who've transformed their workforce management with our platform

The audit and HR system provided by ComplIANS were exactly what our HR department needed. They uncovered compliance gaps we hadn’t even considered! Things that could have easily been flagged during an inspection. What stood out was how practical and long-term their support has been. Their system didn’t just help us fix issues temporarily; it gave us structure and tools we now rely on daily to keep things in check. I feel far more confident in my role, knowing that we’re actively managing our sponsor duties rather than reacting to problems after they arise. The level of support has been exceptional from day one.

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Sulata Rai
HR Officer
Gims Care Solutions

One of our biggest challenges as a sponsor was maintaining consistent HR processes across multiple locations. Complians gave us a system that not only centralised everything, but was built to reflect exactly what the Home Office expects to see. From right to work records to change of job duties and contract updates, everything is now logged and auditable. Their approach brought real clarity to our HR workflows, and gave our team the confidence to manage compliance without second guessing. It’s been a huge step forward for our internal controls

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Sylvia Munensa
Director and CEO
Silverjen

As someone overseeing HR for a growing sponsor licence holder, keeping up with the Home Office’s expectations was starting to feel overwhelming. Since implementing the Complians HR system, everything has become much more manageable. Absence tracking, visa monitoring, job change records — it’s all in one place and built with compliance in mind. What I appreciate most is that it doesn’t just help us stay organised, it actually helps us stay ahead.

 

 

 

 

 

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CEO
Fresh Tree Care Services
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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about our AI + Human HR platform

How does your HR system protect our sponsor licence?

Our HR solution embeds sponsor duties directly into your operational workflows. From onboarding and payroll to absence tracking and visa expiry monitoring, every process is built with Home Office compliance in mind. You'll avoid accidental breaches, build a defensible audit trail, and maintain your licence with ease—so you can keep hiring, scaling, and delivering.

What role does AI play in HR compliance and employee wellbeing?

AI enables proactive, not reactive, HR. It flags risks like underpayment, absence patterns, or visa expiry before they become compliance issues. It also supports employee wellbeing through automated check-ins, training reminders, and feedback loops—especially crucial for sponsored workers navigating complex legal and cultural transitions. You'll protect both your business and your people.

Can this system support us during a Home Office compliance visit?

Absolutely. With every action recorded in real-time and fully searchable, you'll be able to produce CoS records, payslip validations, job descriptions, and right-to-work checks instantly. It's not just audit-ready—it's audit-proof. Inspectors see transparency, consistency, and a clear commitment to sponsor duties.

How does this HR approach improve staff engagement and client delivery?

Compliance isn't just about avoiding penalties—it drives performance. When workers feel safe, supported, and clearly guided, they perform better and stay longer. That means fewer disruptions, more reliable service for clients, and stronger relationships with local authorities, regulators, and partners—ultimately earning you more work.

Is this HR model scalable as our organisation grows?

Yes—seamlessly. Whether you're expanding your care homes, construction projects, or healthcare operations, the system grows with you. It adapts to new roles, sites, and regions, all while maintaining sponsor compliance and HR consistency. You'll scale smarter, not harder—and with the confidence that every step is covered.

Custom HR Automation

We can build your own tailored HR compliance system
 
Bespoke Compliance Workflows
Custom-built automation tailored to your specific industry and compliance requirements
Full System Integration
Seamlessly integrates with your existing HR systems, payroll, and compliance tools
Dedicated Support Team
Your own compliance experts and technical team for ongoing optimization

AI HR SaaS Platform

Be among the first to access our revolutionary AI-powered HR platform
Coming Soon Features:

 Self-service AI compliance dashboard

 Real-time workforce monitoring

 Automated payroll compliance checking

 Integrated sponsor duty tracking

 Advanced HR analytics & reporting

 Multi-location workforce management

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