Immigration

What options do employees in the UK on Ukraine schemes have if they want to stay on in the long-term?

MAC annual report points to need for nuanced approach for reducing immigration while filling roles with domestic workers.

How can net migration be reduced, as the government wants, while addressing UK skills shortages?

Businesses that repeatedly flout visa rules or commit serious employment breaches will be barred from hiring overseas workers, the Home Office has announced.

Visa policy changes under the Conservative government and continued under the Labour administration are behind the decline in net immigration.

Suzanne Treen explains how employers facing skills gaps can still gain a competitive edge by using strategic immigration.

Abolition of the sponsorship system would address imbalance in power between workers and employers, finds study.

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips announces plans to tackle Home Office backlog, ending uncertainty for modern slavery claimants.

The number of businesses obtaining sponsor licences to hire overseas talent went up by 44% year-on-year in August, according to data obtained by Jobbatical.

UK employers are becoming more flexible in their approach to hiring people who don’t speak English in a bid to combat labour shortages.

Care England urges the government to take urgent action after its latest report shows vacancies in the adult social care sector remain high.

The Home Office has issued further details of how it intends to reduce the flow of migrant workers into the UK.

Denise Osterwald highlights the challenges employers need to be aware of after the changes to UK immigration system in April 2024.

The UK is falling behind other major Western countries when it comes to attracting highly skilled foreign workers, according to new data from Indeed.

Home Office errors relating to pay rates for skilled workers could lead to costly overpayments for those recruiting overseas talent.