Cap on Migration
BBC News - Interim cap on non-EU migrant workers coming to UK
Don't make me laugh!
Maybe they will train up some of the unemployed Bangledeshi people in the UK (whop have the highest level of unemployment) if the only way they can get chefs is from a particular ethnic group to warm up the pre prepared sauces? I doubt I would see the British Caterers' Association (if one is allowed to exist) suggest something as overtly racist.
No more cheap Phillipino nurses to exploit then? Maybe the Philippine health service might recover. The agencies might have to lower their mark up as well.
yep its gone UP!
7 out of the 9 comments are pro immigration, I wonder if that is a balanced reflection of the comments? Or maybe BBC bias?
BBC News - Interim cap on non-EU migrant workers coming to UK
Julia Onslow-Cole, of PricewaterhouseCoopers, told the BBC that every overseas national brought by firms into the UK cost them three times as much as hiring a resident worker.
The Bangladesh Caterers' Association - which represents 12,000 Asian restaurants across the UK - says a cap on immigration will have a serious effect on their ability to recruit skilled chefs from outside the EU to work in the UK.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), which represents the UK's £27bn private recruitment industry, also said it was concerned the cap would lead to greater skills shortages and would affect the delivery of social care in some areas.
"The tough Australian-style points system introduced by Labour has already had a big impact on bringing down migrant numbers and closed the door to unskilled workers from outside the EU.
7 out of the 9 comments are pro immigration, I wonder if that is a balanced reflection of the comments? Or maybe BBC bias?
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