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The New HGV Driver Visa Scheme in Context
By Olivia Waddell - Immigration Barrister

With the UK government’s recent announcement of a new post-Brexit visa scheme for HGV lorry drivers and poultry workers, the UK’s current regime for temporary work visas has been brought under the spotlight.  The...

 UK government has announced that the new visa scheme, for up to 5,500 poultry workers and up to 5,000 lorry drivers, will fall under the existing Temporary Workers visa route.  In this post, we will...

Government announces scheme to bring 2,500 seasonal migrant workers to UK farms
By Richmond Chambers -

On Thursday 6th September a plan to introduce a nationwide pilot scheme that would allow fruit and vegetable farmers to employ 2,500 seasonal migrant workers per year was announced by the Home Secretary and the...

 Environment Secretary. The government has introduced this immigration scheme to allow a greater number of non-EU migrant workers to enter the country in the hope of alleviating labour shortages on UK farms...

More rights for non-EU seasonal workers
By Richmond Chambers -

Seasonal workers from outside the EU will be entitled to better working and living conditions, including proper accommodation and a limit on working hours, under a law passed by the European Parliament this...

 week. The European Commission estimates that over 100,000 third-country seasonal workers come to the EU every year. The new rules, the first to be agreed at EU level for these workers, aim to both end...

Better rights for non-EU seasonal workers
By Richmond Chambers -

The European Parliament and Council Presidency have agreed a new draft law that will give non-EU seasonal workers better working and living conditions, including a minimum wage and proper accommodation....

 The new rules, which have also received the backing of national governments, aim to end exploitation and to prevent temporary stays becoming permanent. According to EU Commission estimates, more than 100,000...

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