Category: immigration
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Immigration compliance: is your firm violating visa rules?
Construction employers must remain compliant to ensure visa sponsor licences are not revoked. Over the past year, there has been a record increase in the number of licences revoked, with Home Office data showing more than double the revocations from the previous year – rising from 937 to 1,948. This confirms that immigration compliance has…
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Crackdown on illegal working in construction
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More than twice the number of employers have been banned from sponsoring foreign workers in the first year of this government compared with the year before, according to new figures. Between July 2024 and June 2025, 1,948 licences allowing companies to bring in migrant workers were revoked – more than double the number in the…
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Immigration reforms: what’s next for construction employers?
As major changes to the immigration system come into effect, here’s what industry employers need to know. Some of these roles are relevant to construction, such as welding trades, metalworking production, and construction and building trades. However, only certain specific jobs within these categories, such as builders and fence erectors, can be sponsored. View the…
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Immigration white paper: what it means for UK construction
The government’s new immigration white paper – Restoring control over the immigration system – outlines significant policy reforms. It is aimed at ending overreliance on low-wage overseas workers, strengthening domestic workforce training and development, and reducing net migration figures from historically high levels. As part of its broader immigration reforms, the government aims to rebuild…
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Changes to skilled visa rules announced
The UK government has revealed its plan to reform the immigration system, including higher skills standards for graduates and workers. The immigration white paper, published today (12 May), outlines new requirements for employers to increase domestic training, which the government hopes will end the reliance on international recruitment. Titled Restoring Control over the Immigration System, the…