Workers from India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana and Zimbabwe have had the greatest number of visa applications refused, according to an analysis of Home Office figures.
Jo Faragher

Jo Faragher
Jo Faragher has been an employment and business journalist for 20 years. She regularly contributes to Personnel Today and writes features for a number of national business and membership magazines. Jo is also the author of 'Good Work, Great Technology', published in 2022 by Clink Street Publishing, charting the relationship between effective workplace technology and productive and happy employees. She won the Willis Towers Watson HR journalist of the year award in 2015 and has been highly commended twice.
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There has been a significant drop-off in remote and hybrid working in the public sector, according to data from software company Unit4.
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A security officer at Heathrow Airport has been awarded £44,000 for unfair dismissal after he was sacked for showing a ‘racist’ video to a colleague.
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The number of FTSE 100 companies paying chief executives more than £10 million increased by almost a third last year, according to the High Pay Centre.
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The Alan Turing Institute, the UK’s artificial intelligence research hub, could be at risk as staff accuse it of having a ‘toxic’ culture.
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AI in learning still ‘potential not reality’, according to analysts
by Jo Faragherby Jo FaragherThe use of artificial intelligence in learning platforms ‘remains potential rather than reality’, according to analysts at Fosway Group.
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The pass rate for T-levels - the technical equivalent of A-levels - has risen above 91%, but more than a quarter are still leaving courses early.
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Fashion retailer Claire’s has announced that it will appoint administrators, putting 2,150 jobs at risk.
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Skills England has published its latest data on future employment needs and the skills that will be required to fulfil...
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Five in six dairy farmers have received ‘zero or very few’ applications from qualified people for their job vacancies, leading to concerns about food security.
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The EAT has ruled that an RAF sergeant can proceed with her claim for maternity discrimination after an important fitness test was cancelled because she was pregnant.Â
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The UK’s biggest toy retailer, The Entertainer, will hand over control of its business to its 1,900 employees.
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More than a third (37%) of managers think the retirement age should be raised to reflect higher life expectancy.
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A financial adviser who was accused of making sexual comments to female colleagues was unfairly dismissed thanks to procedural failures.
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Private sector hiring intentions are at a record low as employers deal with higher national insurance and wage costs, according to the CIPD.