Tag Archives: Immigration

How will new immigration rules impact upon UK business? With the government confirming that there will be no special visas for ‘low-skilled’ workers following Brexit, Employers have been told they will have no option but to adjust to these new stricter regulations and immigration rules by focusing more on employee retention and implementing productivity-boosting technology.… Continue reading →

Post-Leave Britain and the Skills’ Gap   A recent report by those bean-counters at Deloitte found that the UK remains an attractive place to work for highly-skilled overseas workers, but, following Brexit, it argues that a measured immigration approach will be required.   The survey found that, of the 2242 EU and non-EU workers, around… Continue reading →

Government sets out proposed ‘settled status’ for EU citizens   The Conservative government have formally outlined their proposal to allow EU citizens to remain in the UK after Brexit.   Under the proposals, EU citizens with five years’ continuous residence in the UK can apply for ‘settled status’. They will then be treated as UK… Continue reading →

__ – London may need to prepare for a further skills shortage if the government doesn’t guarantee the rights of EU migrants already living and working there, according to joint research by PwC and London First. London relies on migrant labour for many essential services; 13% of the capital’s workforce were born in the EU.… Continue reading →

__ – – Net migration to the UK has fell to a two year low in the year up to September 2016, as the initial effects of Brexit begin to impact the British economy. – – Net migration fell from 322,000 to 273,000 which is the first time in two years it has dropped below… Continue reading →