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info@commonwealthcontractors.comThe Chief Economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), John Philpott, said that \”I think there will be a compromise with a limit on the numbers of immigrants coming in, but with the cap as not much more than a flexed points system, which is stricter in certain categories but has the […]
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Mr Frost said that “We need to be careful that at a time when we need to get all the growth we can in the UK economy that we remember the needs of British business. The City for example relies on a pool of global talent; specialist engineering companies working in the North Sea, those […]
Recently the Government announced a temporary Immigration Cap that will reduce visa approvals under Tier 1 General & Tier 2 General by 5% based on last years figures. The temporary Immigration Cap is a short term measure that will be in place until the permanent Immigration Cap is introduced in April 2011. David Cameron, the […]
Immediate Immigration Cap effects on Tier 1 General (HSMP) The Home Secretary, Theresa May, is expected to announce a 24,100 temporary Immigration Cap tomorrow on workers (there has been no mention of students under Tier 4 so far). Although this limit grabs headlines and signals intent from the new Conservative / Liberal Democrat Government it […]
The visa qualification requirements for Tier 1 General are expected to be increased from next month with details to be released by the UK Border Agency shortly. If you are considering applying under Tier 1 General do it now otherwise you may not be able to do it at all. Effect of the UK Immigration […]
IMPORTANT UPDATE TO THIS STORY – UK IMMIGRATION CAP TO BE INTRODUCED NEXT MONTH. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION The Financial Times today announced that the Conservative / Liberal Democrat Coalition Government will launch a consultation on the proposed UK Immigration Cap, after warnings from business leaders that a rigid Immigration Cap policy could seriously […]
In order to satisfy the new English Language Requirement and gain a UK Visa an individual will need to pass an acceptable English Language test with one of the UK Border Agencies authorized test providers. That is unless the individual comes from a majority English Speaking Country, in which case the individual can provide a […]
According to the Sector Skills Council for Hospitality, People 1st, the Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism Industry is entering a ‘decade of opportunity’, with employment predicted to grow by more that 200,000 by 2017. In the organisations new ‘State of the National Report 2010’ the group says that 700,000 employment opportunities will be created each […]
The position of Home Secretary has been something of a revolving door in the last few years with five Home Secretaries since 2005, namely; Charles Clarke, John Reid, Jacqui Smith, Alan Johnson and now Theresa May. With the Home Office and UK Border Agency facing substantial changes in the coming months (including the introduction of […]
Following the enactment of the Identity Documents Bill: The National Identity Register (the database that contains card holder information including biographic and biometric data) will be destroyed The Identity and Passport Service will inform customers, overseas governments, borders and airports of the change The role of the Identity Commission will be terminated The new Conservative […]