UK immigration reforms land this week: What does this mean for social care?
By Michelle Holmes, MD of immigration consultancy Holmes & Partners On 22nd July, the UK government rolled out several significant immigration reforms that will reshape how social care organisations hire overseas talent. The changes include: These reforms form part of the Home Office’s broader strategy to “restore control” of the immigration system, following a near 40% […]
Care homes ‘Should Act Now’ to employ EU workers post-Brexit
Expert immigration lawyers say tens of thousands of businesses including care and nursing homes could face a battle to register in time for the right to employ workers from the EU from 2021 – unless they act quickly and prioritise their planning now. As Priti Patel announced recently, the new Points Based Immigration system will […]
GUEST BLOG: Care workers hit by Immigration Health Surcharge increase and Brexit troubles
By Damon Culbert, Immigration Advice Service The big red Brexit bus has driven its £350 million per week for the NHS off a cliff and nobody who drove it through the country in 2016 has anything new to say. The situation for care workers and healthcare providers across the NHS continues through its ‘national emergency’ as […]