Immigration

In a letter to Labour’s shadow foreign secretary MPs and peers asked for a bespoke youth visa scheme for UK and EU citizens under 30. 

Krishma Bathia, senior associate at Birketts law firm, highlights key factors that employers must consider when hiring international workers.

Of all businesses surveyed about right to work checks, 80% answered at least one compliance question incorrectly, and are at risk of non-compliance.

For the very first time, the Home Office stated, employment checks would be extended to cover businesses hiring gig economy and zero-hours workers.

The government has tightened up visa requirements for migran workers in health and care. How might this impact a labour force in limbo?

The NHS is relying on workers who originally come from countries where there is a critical shortage of health specialists.

Eligible professions for Skilled Worker visas include ‘canine beautician’. If that isn't eyebrow-raising enough, it also includes ‘immigration officer’.

Employers in the care sector must now prioritise recruiting workers from England, according to new rules laid before parliament this week.

The Home Office wants to ensure employers use the existing pool of workers resident in UK before issuing new sponsor licences.

Migrant workers in the care sectors are being exploited by employers demanding money if they try to leave, according to the Royal College of Nursing.

There was a further steep fall in UK work visas granted in 2024 as arrivals continue to decrease in the wake of rules introduced at the end of 2023 by the previous government. 

Engineering professor unfairly dismissed by the University of Edinburgh awarded more than £1m after a 13-year legal battle.

International students who do not secure graduate jobs within two years of finishing university could face deportation.

The UK is likely to offer a youth mobility scheme, as the government looks to reset relations with the EU.

The fall in the number of international students has led Bangor University to place about 200 jobs under risk of redundancy, its vice-chancellor has told staff in an email.