The sharp fall in the number of work-related visas in the past year offers further evidence that the current points-based system is working, says the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) in response to the ONS Migration Statistics Quarterly Report. Figures show that the number of overseas nationals awarded work-related visas has fallen by [...]

Monday saw the introduction of the interim cap on immigration, designed to avoid what Home Secretary Theresa May described as a ‘closing down sale for migrant workers.’
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is currently running a period of consultation with businesses to determine the final level of the cap.
How the cap will work for employers is [...]

Crown Relocations, a leader of international relocation services, has announced today that Narin Ganesh is to appear on Channel 4’s primetime TV programme, Undercover Boss. Narin is regional Finance Director for Crown Relocations in the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia.
Produced by Studio Lambert, the Undercover Boss series first appeared on UK screens in 2009. It [...]

Home Secretary, Theresa May, has launched the consultation document for the proposed permanent annual limit on non-EU economic migration. At the same time, details of a temporary limit to operate in the interim period until April 2011 were released. The coalition government had confirmed in its “Programme for Government” that it would aim to [...]

The coalition government’s plan to introduce a cap on immigration has not been welcomed with open arms by UK businesses.
This is according to John Philpott, chief economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, who claimed that employers will not look favourably on the move as it restricts them from taking on foreigners with [...]

An expert from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has said that a blanket cap on immigration will deprive the UK of workers with skills that may be in demand in the future.
While Les Berridge, spokesperson for the REC’s technology executive group, admitted that the country will not be needing extra PC support, testing, project [...]

Following reports of a rethink in Government on the proposed immigration cap Kevin Green, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said:
“There were huge skills shortages before the recession, and if the private sector is to grow rapidly out of recession, it will need skilled workers to do so. An artificial cap [...]

The scene is set for getting straight down to business as Chancellor George Osborne is set for his first Budget.
The weeks leading up to the emergency Budget have been packed with updates from the Government with the launch of The Coalition: our programme for government, which set out the key objectives of the new [...]

Compulsory English language tests will be introduced for migrants applying to come to the UK to join their partner or marry, the Government announced today.
From Autumn 2010 all non-European migrants will have to demonstrate a basic command of English that allows them to cope with everyday life before they are granted a visa.
The rules will [...]

The Law Society is calling on the government to act immediately over the legal aid payment crisis after it emerged not-for-profit Refugee and Migrant Justice (RMJ) could face closure because of the way in which payments are made by the Legal Services Commission (LSC).
Law Society Chief Executive Desmond Hudson, quoted on the Law Society [...]