Migrant workers are an important part of the UK workforce. Citizens of most European Economic Area (EEA) countries can work in the UK without special permission. There is a points-based system for non-EEA nationals wishing to work in the UK.
The government should introduce a temporary immigration ‘safety valve’ to help alleviate labour shortages in key sectors, the CIPD has said.
Indeed finds there are currently far fewer searches for seasonal work compared with pre-pandemic years.
Argument continues in government over the lifting of visa requirements for specific sectors.
The chief executive of Next has suggested companies could pay a “visa tax” to access overseas labour.
A temporary visa scheme that will allow firms to recruit fuel tanker drivers from overseas has been extended until 31 March 2022.
The Youth Mobility Scheme allows employers to access younger workers from countries such as India and Iceland for two years....
Hospitality and retail sectors will not be gaining temporary visa schemes, ministers signal.
Raab said that asylum seekers could help alleviate the UK’s labour shortages and that employment would help them integrate into society once granted asylum.
The government has unveiled a package of measures to increase the supply of HGV drivers amid panic buying at fuel station forecourts and fears about food shortages
The Home Office has now released its roadmap for reform, full of ambitious promises. But do too many deterrents remain?
Cabinet apparently split over proposals for temporary visas to alleviate HGV driver shortage.
The government is considering changing the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Scheme to plug labour shortages.
‘Mad rush’ to attain EU settlement status in June but employers face difficulties with skills and red tape.
Problems with digital residency permits has led to EU nationals living in the UK being rejected by landlords, employers and mortgage lenders.
The business secretary has rejected pleas to relax the immigration rules to allow firms hit by a shortage of lorry...
