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The government's advisory body on immigration is suggesting a toughening of the rules around businesses moving employees to the UK.
Professor David Metcalf, chair of the migration advisory committee, used his report today to suggest tougher rules on companies and more resources to enforce existing regulations around employee transfers.
Prof Metcalf voiced concern at anecdotal evidence that some companies are undercutting local workers while operating within the rules of the new system, usually through the use of third-party contracting.
Currently employees have to work with their company for six months until they qualify for intra-company transfer. The committee suggested this be expanded to one year.
He also called on the government to increase transparency and resources around enforcement to ensure British workers are not being "undercut or displaced".
"Our advice to the government is that the labour market could be helped by requiring higher standards from skilled workers outside of the EU before we allow them to work in the UK," Prof Metcalf said.
It also called for Masters degrees to be given more weight, by adding another five points to an applicant's test score and for jobs to be advertised in the UK for four weeks, rather than the current two.
The government will now consider the proposals.
Professor David Metcalf, chair of the migration advisory committee, used his report today to suggest tougher rules on companies and more resources to enforce existing regulations around employee transfers.
Prof Metcalf voiced concern at anecdotal evidence that some companies are undercutting local workers while operating within the rules of the new system, usually through the use of third-party contracting.
Currently employees have to work with their company for six months until they qualify for intra-company transfer. The committee suggested this be expanded to one year.
He also called on the government to increase transparency and resources around enforcement to ensure British workers are not being "undercut or displaced".
"Our advice to the government is that the labour market could be helped by requiring higher standards from skilled workers outside of the EU before we allow them to work in the UK," Prof Metcalf said.
It also called for Masters degrees to be given more weight, by adding another five points to an applicant's test score and for jobs to be advertised in the UK for four weeks, rather than the current two.
The government will now consider the proposals.
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