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.
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.
News that a branch of McDonald’s and a UK supermarket bread supplier unwittingly employed victims of slavery should serve as a warning to anyone recruiting from overseas.
Modern slavery victims were forced to work at a McDonald’s branch and a pitta bread factory for years, a BBC investigation has revealed.
Denise Osterwald highlights the challenges employers need to be aware of after the changes to UK immigration system in April 2024.
A new Royal College of Nursing (RCN) report has claimed that two-thirds of migrant nursing staff are considering leaving the UK because of the cost of living.
Personnel Today asks whether the new wage threshold and dependants ban are working only too well – and may cause lasting damage to health services.
In the second quarter of 2024 some 1,023 skilled worker licences were suspended (524) or revoked (499). Last year's figure for the same quarter was 117 suspended (89) or revoked (28).
New Home Office figures continue to show a downward trend in work visa applicant numbers, as minister looks to discourage tech sector from searching for overseas talent.
The Home Office has announced plans to recruit 100 immigration intelligence officers.
With the general election now imminent, one topic that has been front and centre of the major parties’ manifestos is legal immigration.
Rishi Sunak has pledged to introduce an annual cap on work and family visas if the Conservatives retain power.
A Nepalese farm labourer is taking a case to employment tribunal that's thought to be the first of its kind in the UK.
Sharp fall in health and social care visas threatens services and growth, warns immigration expert.
