Thank you for your replies. This is not an excuse but my reason for employing her was due to problems attracting quality staff. I think it impertaive that I suspend her employment and suggest she go back to South Africa. I would like to sponser her but think it futile given her lack of ...

I have a nursing home and we have difficulty in attracting potential staff from the local area. Thus we rely on foreign carers. The majority are East European thus have no issues pertaining to their right to work in the UK. However we have employed a South African lady for the last year who is by ...