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MAC to Consider How to Reduce Migrant Labour Demand
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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has been asked by the Government to look at ways the country can reduce work migration from outside the EU, while making sure Britain remains open to the best talent. The...

 MAC commission, which will examine how the Tier 2 (Skilled Work) visa system functions, follows the first meeting of the Prime Minister’s newly-formed Immigration Taskforce that has been tasked with...

Statistics Reveal Increase in Net Migration
By Richmond Chambers -

The latest statistics from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that net long-term migration to the UK (immigration less emigration) rose to 318,000 during 2014. This was apparently just below the...

 previous peak (320,000 in the year ending June 2005) and a statistically significant increase from 209,000 in 2013. Looking at the figures in more detail, they reveal that 641,000 people immigrated to the...

Tier 2 (General) Applications for Shortage Occupations
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If an employer wants to employ a non EEA-national who does not already have the right to work for them, they must have a Tier 2 Sponsor Licence and assign a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) to the prospective employee....

 The employee will then use this CoS to apply for a Tier 2 (General) visa. When sponsoring a non EEA-national to fill a role in a UK business, the employer must normally show that there is no suitable...

Migrant Workers Bring Improvements to Businesses
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Migrant workers have brought various benefits to their employers that have led to productivity boosts and company expansion, according to a recent study published by the Government. The benefits brought by migrants...

 included: the ability to train colleagues in new skills such as IT techniques, leading to improvements in day to day working practices, and new innovations, knowledge and skills over and above those...

MAC Reviews Shortage Occupation Lists
By Richmond Chambers -

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has published a report on a partial review of the shortage occupation lists for the UK and for Scotland. The report highlights that allowing small digital technology firms...

 to expand by bringing in experienced staff will be of benefit to the UK’s digital sector. The MAC is therefore recommending that a small number of senior jobs in digital technology, limited to people with...

Is Immigration Policy a Threat to London’s Prosperity?
By Richmond Chambers -

London First and the London Enterprise Panel have recently published a report warning that current approaches to immigration within the UK could prove to be costly to London and the rest of the UK. The report,...

 ‘London 2036: An Agenda for Jobs and Growth’ proposes a number of actions and measures that will help to ensure London’s economic prosperity and allow it to remain competitive on a global scale. It...

The Genuine Vacancy Test for Tier 2 General and Tier 2 ICT migrants
By Richmond Chambers -

On 6th November 2014, the Home Office published new Immigration Rules which have introduced a number of changes to the business immigration categories. One of the most important changes for employers to be aware...

 of is that the Home Office now has power to conduct checks to ensure that advertised vacancies are "genuine". This change affects applications under both the Tier 2 General and Tier 2 Intra-Company Transfer...

Should Immigration be Devolved to a City Level?
By Richmond Chambers -

A recent report from thinktank RSA has called for more power and responsibility to be devolved from Whitehall to UK cities at the same time that additional devolved powers are being negotiated for Scotland. According...

 to the report, by the RSA City Growth Commission, devolution has the potential to boost economic output in the UK’s 15 largest metros by £79 billion per year – worth approximately 5% of current...

Employers Face Perfect Talent Storm
By Richmond Chambers -

Economic growth is placing increased pressure on skilled labour markets, leading to a growing global talent crisis, according to the Hays Global Skills Index 2014. The challenges are particularly acute in developed...

 economies such as the US, Germany and the UK, which are now returning to pre-crisis levels. In many markets, the labour available simply does not meet the skill requirements of employers, says Hays, and...

Increase in Skilled Worker Visa Applications
By Richmond Chambers -

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown that net migration has apparently fallen by a quarter since its 2005 peak, from 320,000 to 243,000. According to Home Office figures,...

 the number of family visas granted fell by almost a third (-31%), while student visas granted were down by over a quarter (-29%) when compared to September 2010 figures. Work is apparently now the most common...

Businesses to benefit from help to recruit internationally
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The Government recently announced a number of changes to the current immigration system that are designed to help UK companies attract highly skilled international workers. The changes, which came in to effect on...

 13th March, include: The Exceptional Talent visa route will be made available to world class experts in the field of digital technology. This move was announced at the end of last year and will allow Tech...

Migrant workers still relied on for skilled engineering jobs
By Richmond Chambers -

In an interesting report published earlier this month it was revealed that the UK based skilled engineering firms are becoming increasingly reliant on foreign workers to fill vacant positions, according to...

 a report in the Telegraph. The review, which was backed by the Government, found that many companies in “strategically important” areas such as oil and gas extraction or electronic engineering, are being...
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