Migrant workers

The number of people immigrating minus the number of people emigrating is provisionally estimated to be 431,000 in the year ending December 2024.

Last week, the government launched its Immigration White Paper. Ross Kennedy examines which jobs are likely to be affected and how employers should react.

Prime minister Keir Starmer announced the government’s Immigration White Paper this morning, pledging to drastically reduce employers’ reliance on overseas...

The government will ‘radically reform’ the UK’s immigration system under new measures proposed in today’s immigration white paper.

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. 

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.

Children as young as 14 would be allowed to work overnight shifts under new laws being passed in the US state of Florida.

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.