Elizabeth Cann
Bringing specialist HR and employment expertise to Moving to the UK — covering workplace rights, right-to-work, and the employment landscape for expats navigating a new country.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Cann is the HR & Employment Writer at Moving to the UK, where she covers the employment landscape for people relocating to the country — from understanding right-to-work checks and employment contracts to navigating workplace rights as an international arrival. Her writing bridges the gap between HR policy and the practical realities expats face when starting work in a new country.
She holds an MSc in International HRM Strategy and Practice from the University of Liverpool, a postgraduate qualification that sits at the intersection of global employment law, people analytics, and the management of internationally mobile workforces. This academic grounding informs the rigour she brings to subjects that directly affect expats' working lives — and that carry real legal and financial weight.
If you've ever started a new job in a country where the rules are different and quietly wondered whether your contract was normal, whether your employer was handling things correctly, or whether you were actually entitled to what you were being offered — that's exactly the gap Elizabeth writes into.
Areas of Expertise
Elizabeth writes across employment and workplace topics with a focus on the concerns most relevant to expats and international hires entering the UK jobs market.
Her background in international HRM strategy also means she can speak to the experience of HR professionals relocating to the UK — or managing teams that span borders — with insight that goes beyond surface-level guidance. She covers topics including employment status classification, statutory rights for overseas hires, and the HR processes that employers are legally required to follow when onboarding international staff.
Published Articles
- Expat Services Directory
- Education Directory
- After-School & Daycare
- Boarding Schools
- Continuing Education
- International Schools
- Language Learning Apps & Websites
- Language Schools
- Online Education
- Primary Schools
- Secondary Schools
- Universities
- Working Directory
- Job Search Directory
- Working in the UK — hub
- How to Find a Job in the UK
- Self-Employment in the UK
- Pensions & Benefits
- Professional Qualifications
- UK Salaries by Sector
- Skilled Worker Visa Salary Compliance Rules (April 2026)
- Skilled Worker Visa for Romanians
- Self-Employment & Business in the UK for Romanians
UK employment law can feel opaque when you're arriving from somewhere with different rules — the terminology is different, the defaults are different, and it's not always obvious what questions to even ask. Elizabeth's writing aims to make the landscape clearer, so readers know what to look for and what to check before signing anything or starting a new role.
Her content is intended to help people understand the system — not to substitute for employment legal advice, which remains the domain of qualified solicitors and HR professionals. Where a question is genuinely complex or situation-specific, her pieces will say so and point towards the right kind of help.
If you have a query about a piece Elizabeth has written, you can reach her at elizabeth.cann@movingtotheuk.co.uk.