An asylum seeker is someone who has applied for recognition of refugee status in the UK and is awaiting a decision on his or her application for refugee status.
Asylum seekers do not normally have the right to work in the UK. In contrast, refugees (ie those who have received a positive decision on their asylum claim) have full employment rights in the UK.
ExclusiveThe government plans to close down UK visa application outposts in more than 140 countries, increasing the risk of potential...
Employers need to have access to improved information that demonstrates the benefits of employing refugee workers, research has found.A study...
Rising unemployment in London has been blamed in part for the seven-year variation in the average life expectancy of people...
Legal experts have broadly defended immigration minister Liam Byrne over his new points-based work visa system – but not without...
Fears are growing over the welfare of the tens of thousands of immigrant workers who face being forced out of...
Thousands of workers at the Ministry of Defence and Identity and Passport Service are to strike on 30 March in...
The retail union Usdaw’s campaign to keep the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) initiative free for migrant workers...
Immigration lawyers representing major UK employers have called an emergency meeting today to discuss changes to the Highly Skilled Migrant...
The first step towards a points-based system for managing migration was launched today with the introduction of new rules for...
Measures to limit immigration from Bulgaria and Romania when these countries join the European Union in January will include £1,000...
Reports from recruiters about possible illegal workers are sometimes being ignored by the Immigration Service.
The government must overhaul the immigration system to crack down on illegal working, which exploits the poor and allows UK employers to be undercut by cheap labour, a former Home Office minister warned today.
The CBI has welcomed the government's announcement that it will change the law on National Insurance numbers as part of a crackdown on illegal workers.
The TUC has called for a national strategy involving employers, health, education and housing services to deal with the increasing number of migrant workers coming to the UK.
One third of migrant workers from Eastern Europe are taking up office managerial posts in the UK, a report has revealed
