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The new graduate route is open to international students who wish to stay for a period for work purposes opens on 1 July 2021.

Bars, cafes and restaurants across the UK are continuing to report a lack of staff with many having to operate reduced hours because of the shortages.

Figures from global jobs website Indeed show that searches from continental Europe were down by 36% in May.

The movement of banking interests from London to locations within the EU have hit a stumbling block: the UK-based employees often don't want to move.

The deadline for EU workers and their families to apply for permanent residency in the UK has focused attention on the need for employers to safeguard workers.

A shortage of workers is inhibiting the jobs recovery in the UK as the country’s Covid crisis recedes.

Most frequently asked questions last month focus on right-to-work checks and Covid-19 vaccinations and quarantine.

New figures show 37% fall in work-related visas.

In-person right-to-work checks might have been delayed, but that should not mean employers cannot get to grips with the new immigration requirements.

Restaurant group Hawksmoor is offering bonuses of up to £2,000 to workers who recommend friends for jobs, as evidence of a labour shortage increases.

Questions on Covid-19 vaccination dominate this month's list, alongside IR35, right-to-work checks and the relationship between holiday pay and overtime.

More than 400 jobs are to be lost in the automative sector after Toyoda Gosei announced it was pulling out of the UK.

For much of 2020, with the UK in the grip of the Covid pandemic, the Home Office did not issue any Right to Work fines but in the final quarter of last year 77 fines were issued.

Revisions to the immigration rules and specifically the points-based system have kickstarted a huge shift in how employers hire, writes Jonathan Beech.