The UK wants to crack down on foreign workers. Businesses worry Brits can't — or won't — fill the labor gap

The UK wants to crack down on foreign workers. Businesses worry Brits can't — or won't — fill the labor gap

British businesses are warning the U.K. government that plans to tighten immigration rules on foreign workers will lead to labor shortages.

Business leaders warn immigration reforms could undermine growth without urgent training reform

The UK government’s ambitious immigration reforms risk harming economic growth and deepening the country’s skills crisis unless matched by a fundamental overhaul of the domestic training system, leading business groups have warned. Following Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement of a “comprehensive plan” to reduce immigration, the Institute of Directors (IoD) said the proposals could worsen already critical labour shortages across key s…

Immigration reforms won't solve labour shortages, businesses warn

Government plans to draw back immigration levels and tighten criteria for visas will put efforts to fill labour shortages at risk, with leading industry groups urging Keir Starmer to fast-track apprenticeship reforms.  The immigration white paper, which was published on Monday, set out plans to end specific care worker visas, strengthen the skills criteria needed for migrants to obtain a visa and increase taxes paid by employers and universities…

Industry Reacts to immigration reforms

The Government’s initiatives to tighten up the UK’s immigration system has received a mixed response from the recruitment industry. The Association of Profe