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Latest Immigration News
March 2009
04.03.09
New visa rules could damage higher education
In a recent article in The Guardian, Anthea Lipsett reported that vice chancellors have warned the government is in danger of damaging British higher education by increasing visa fees and introducing new visa rules.
02.03.09
Is Britain slamming its doors to global talent?
In her recent column, she asks if these changes will really reduce the increasing unemployment figures in the UK, if Britain has the talent to fill the posts usually sourced from non-EU migrants under Tier 1 and how the changes will impact on both UK employers and the UK's reputation as a whole.
February 2009
24.02.09
UK to tighten Points Based System
In an interview with the BBC’s Andrew Marr on Sunday, the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, suggested the UK Government will introduce even tougher measures for non-EU migrants to enter the UK under Tier 1 of the new points-based system (PBS).
January 2009
22.01.09
Crackdown on illegal immigrants
Wolverhampton.co.uk has reported a string of raids on motorway service stations recently carried out by Border police. Teams of officials have been scouring lorry parks in the West Midlands hoping to detect stowaways.
16.01.09
The Smooth take on recent UK immigration stories
Migration Watch UK made a recent post on their news blog stating that UK immigration is out of control and that the new Points-Based System (PBS) will not keep the UK’s population below 70m as promised by the UK Government.
14.01.09
Primark 'sweatshop' claims
Manchester Evening News revealed on sunday that TNS Knitwear, a Manchester-based fashion factory that supplies Primark with 20,000 garments every week, was accused of employing illegal immigrants and paying them just over half the current minimum wage.
08.01.09
Calling all employers...come to our seminar!
Anyone who employs non-EU migrant workers will want to attend the 15 January seminar by immigration experts The Smooth Group.
December 2008
18.12.08
New ID cards available in Sheffield
The Home Office has announced that foreign nationals can now enrol for ID cards in Sheffield. It is hoped the new ID cards will lock migrants to one identity and help businesses crack down on illegal working.
16.12.08
UK jobs still available to migrants
Last week, Financialadvice.co.uk reported that the UK government is in a desperate race to refloat the UK economy before we see a major collapse in the employment market. Recent announcements by various recruitment agencies have revealed new vacancies are becoming more and more scarce with many companies looking to cut back on their recruitment costs and employment base.
12.12.08
The 'Smooth' take on recent immigration stories
PublicTechnology.net has reported that the Training Development Agency (TDA) for schools has launched a YouTube campaign to encourage more people to become science teachers. The campaign is aimed at the British public to attract more people into teaching and in particular to the Sciences. What it highlights is that there is a shortage of suitably qualified Science Teachers in UK schools - a gap that can be closed by foreign nationals. The new Points Based System (PBS) will make it easier for schools to sponsor non-EU teachers once they have received their A rating on the new Sponsorship Registration Scheme.
November 2008
28.11.08
Could the new PBS pull us through the financial storm?
The current economic downturn in the UK has lead the number of Eastern Europeans applying for UK working visas to drop to it’s lowest since 2005. This, along with the new Points-Based System (PBS) placing stricter rules on employing migrant workers is making the void of skilled workers in the UK even bigger.
27.11.08
Tier 2 goes live despite concerns over ill-prepared employers
The launch of Tiers 2 and 5 of the new points based system has been a hot topic over 2008 and was recently opposed by the Tories as it was thought many employers were not sufficiently prepared. However, last night the UK Government voted in favour of these changes, meaning the launch went ahead as planned yesterday.
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