In a bid to reduce immigration and prioritise local recruitment, the UK Government has confirmed new visa regulations affecting care providers, foreign workers, and students. From April 9, care providers seeking to hire staff from overseas must first demonstrate efforts to recruit foreign workers already residing in England who require new visa sponsorship, according to measures presented in Parliament on Wednesday. The Home Office stated that these changes aim to curb dependency on overseas recruitment while ensuring fair opportunities for care workers already in the UK. The salary threshold for…
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