Widespread evidence of the mistreatment and exploitation of migrant and agency workers in the meat and poultry processing sector has been discovered by an Equality and Human Rights Commission inquiry.
Workers reported physical and verbal abuse and a lack of proper health and safety protection, with the treatment of pregnant workers a particular concern. Many workers [...]

The REC has been invited to chair the forthcoming ‘Employing and Vetting non-UK Nationals conference’ in London on Tuesday 9th March.  
This one-day conference, organized by Symposium Events, will feature practical case studies, workshops and up-to-date legal advice on the Points Based immigration system and how to check migrant workers for immigration purposes. The conference will [...]

Over the next ten years, HR professionals will play a “crucial” role in the “war for talent”, it has been claimed.
According to Friends Provident, the next decade will create a battleground for elite talent, meaning HR strategies are to become a more critical part of business recruitment operations than ever before.
In its Visions of Britain [...]

The CIPD and KPMG today release the migrant worker findings from their quarterly Labour Market Outlook survey, a week ahead of the ONS Migration Statistics Quarterly Report. The findings from the Labour Market Outlook survey show that the recession has not dampened employers’ enthusiasm for hiring migrant workers. Around one in five (19%) employers recruited [...]

Five suspected immigration offenders have been found working at a Torquay restaurant which has already been fined £30,000 for employing illegal staff. Immigration officers visited Oriental Touch, 21 St Marychurch Road, on Tuesday, 19 January after receiving intelligence of illegal workers there.
Entering the business at about 1730, officers checked the immigration status of staff and [...]

An influx of migrant workers has had an effect on the wages of the UK’s lowest paid workers, a new report has revealed.
According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission, over the past six years, some 1.5 million eastern Europeans have arrived in the UK, with the report, written by the Migration Policy Institute, suggesting [...]

The Equality & Human Rights Commission has published the first comprehensive report looking at the skills and employment patterns of Britain’s eastern European migrants.
The UK’s New Europeans Report found that these migrants were primarily working in low skilled, low paid employment. Despite having higher education attainment levels than local employees, eastern Europeans earned on average [...]

Skilled migrant workers will now have to apply for an ID card when they extend their Visas, it has been reported.
The government scheme has been extended, meaning Tier 2 foreign nationals will need such a card if they wish to stay longer in the UK.
This bracket includes religious ministers, skilled workers, overseas business representatives, dependents [...]

The number of migrant workers from outside the EU employed in the Republic of Ireland has fallen by 41 per cent in just one year, it is reported.
According to the Irish times, this trend may be due in part to the government’s introduction of new restrictions on issuing work permits, teamed with the impact of [...]

A new team has been put together by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills in an effort to crack down on employers who refuse to pay their workforce in line with the National Minimum Wage.
HM Revenue and Customs’ new Dynamic Response Team is set to work on any high profile cases where such an [...]