Migration Watch UK Press Comment on the Labour Market Statistics on Employment by Country of Birth | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Alanna Thomas, Executive Director of Migration Watch UK, said: Despite all the talk about uncertainty facing workers from the EU during the year of the renegotiation and the referendum, these latest employment figures show that the number of EU-born workers in the UK rose by a further 188,000 over the year to 2.3 million. […]
MW401 : The need for continued inflows of EU workers to the UK | Migration Watch UK
Summary 1. Some business leaders are concerned that once Britain leaves the European Union, controls on immigration will prevent them from maintaining the existing workforce of East Europeans, a large proportion of whom work in lower skilled and lower paid occupations. However, analysis of the Labour Force Survey (LFS) suggests that this has been a […]
Businesses not facing an immigration ‘cliff edge’ post Brexit | Migration Watch UK
A sharp drop after Brexit in the number of Eastern European workers who are already here is unlikely and does not justify business demands for continued large inflows of low skilled workers. That is the conclusion of a paper released by Migration Watch UK today. The evidence suggests that there is little need for continued immigration from […]
Migration Watch Uk Press Comment – Businesses Not Facing An Immigration ‘cliff Edge’ Post Brexit
A sharp drop after Brexit in the number of Eastern European workers who are already here is unlikely and does not justify business demands for continued large inflows of low skilled workers. That is the conclusion of a paper released by Migration Watch UK today. The evidence suggests that there is little need for continued immigration from […]
Why there will be no Brexit cliff edge for EU employees in Britain | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKConservative Home, 13 February, 2017 The pace is quickening as the Brexit negotiations approach. Employers who rely on East European workers are voicing concern that they face a “cliff edge” for their workforce when the UK leaves the EU. Research published today by Migration Watch UK suggests that […]
William Hague’s proposal for issuing work permits to EU nationals is too simplistic to be effective | Migration Watch UK
By Lord Green of DeddingtonChairman of Migration Watch UKBrexit Central, 22nd January, 2017 Lord Hague has, in his recent interview with the Financial Times, called for a “simple solution” to the problem of free movement. The former Foreign Secretary has proposed a straightforward deal under which any EU national with an offer of employment in Britain […]
Migration Watch UK press comment on the Prime Minister’s Brexit speech | Migration Watch UK
Commenting, Lord Green of Deddington, Chairman of Migration Watch UK, said: “These are clear decisions and they are the right ones. The government must preserve skilled migration in both directions while achieving a sharp reduction in migration from the EU for low skilled work. We would expect this to reduce net migration by about 100,000 a […]
Migration Watch Uk Response To Tuc Touchstone Blog
Following the publication of a Migration Watch UK paper detailing the implications of Single Market membership for levels of net migration from the EU, a blog post was published on the TUC run Touchstone blog (see here). The main thrust of our paper (which you can read here) was that Single Market membership, which would require the […]
Annual Cap Of 20,700 On Work Permits Has Never Been Reached
Business lobby have been crying “wolf” Despite frequent complaints from businesses the annual cap on Tier 2 work permits has had virtually no impact on their ability to recruit the brightest and best from around the world. That is the conclusion of a report being issued by Migration Watch UK, which finds that the annual cap of 20,700 […]
Annual cap of 20,700 on work permits has never been reached | Migration Watch UK
Business lobby have been crying “wolf” Despite frequent complaints from businesses the annual cap on Tier 2 work permits has had virtually no impact on their ability to recruit the brightest and best from around the world. That is the conclusion of a report being issued by Migration Watch UK, which finds that the annual cap of 20,700 […]