UK Restricts Overseas Care Hiring in Drive to Reduce Migration
Keir Starmer has vowed to reduce migration to the UK, which hit a record of 906,000 in the year to June 2023.
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The UK government will force employers in the care sector to hire migrant workers already in Britain before they can recruit from abroad, in its latest attempt to bring down the huge number of people arriving in the country through legal routes.
New rules announced on Wednesday mean employers in the social care sector, who look after elderly and disabled clients, must first prove they attempted to recruit international workers in the UK who need a new employer.