Our expert immigration solicitors help chefs meet the requirements for sponsorship to work in the UK food industry. The UK Chef visa enables skilled overseas chefs to come to the UK to work either on a longterm or on a shortterm basis in a hospitality business in the UK.You must have a job offer from an approved UK employer before you apply for a Skilled Worker visa. Approved employers are also known as sponsors. Chef is the term normally used in kitchens at hotels and restaurants; cook is usually the term used in hospitals, schools, fast-food outlets, cafes and snack. United Kingdom labour law regulates the relations between workers, employers and trade unions. An employee is someone who works under an employment contract. A person may be an employee in employment law but have a different status for tax purposes. There are special requirements that you must comply with if you are employing children under the age of 18. A share code is used to prove an individual's right to work in the UK. Understand how they're generated and used in this complete guide.