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Tougher visa rules for foreign workers could backfire, say immigration advisors (19 August 2015)

Date: 19/08/2015
Duncan Lewis, Immigration Solicitors, Tougher visa rules for foreign workers could backfire, say immigration advisors

Moves by the Prime Minister David Cameron to toughen visa rules for foreign workers could backfire by forcing British companies to expand overseas and hitting the quality of university research, the government’s immigration advisers have warned.

Advisors also concluded there was little evidence of skilled recruits from the overseas undercutting the pay levels of British workers.

The Migration Advisory COmmittee (MAC) urged caution on the Government over its wish to reduce the number of migrants allowed to work in jobs where employers encounter recruitment problems.

Prime Minister David Cameron instructed the committee to examine the impact of increasing the minimum salary requirement for skilled worker visas on business, industry and the public sector.

This was among a range of policy proposals announced by Cameron in May for reducing the demand for migrant labour in the UK. He stated that it was “frankly too easy” for some businesses to hire work from overseas.

However, in a report the MAC said that it had been warned by firms that increasing the pay thresholds may “prevent expansion of business and thus possibly cause certain business areas to grow elsewhere in the world at the expense of the UK”.

Fears were also raised about the move by the Department Innovation and Skills, which has frequently conflicted the Home Office over immigration policy.

It told the MAC that business outside of London trying to recruit talented young staff could particularly feel the affects, with the Scottish Government and Scottish universities strongly opposing the plan.

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