Highly skilled foreign workers hoping to fill vacancies in Britain’s labour market will have to meet strict new criteria once proposed changes are put into place.
Proposals announced today would change the requirements for workers who fit into Tier 2 (new window) or Tier 5 (new window) of the new points-based system (new window), sweeping aside as many as 30 traditional routes for workers to receive approval to work in the UK, including the old work permit system.