Tougher rules on migrants announced in Queen’s Speech
8 May 2013
Tougher rules aimed at curbing immigration are at the centre of the Queen’s Speech marking the State Opening of the UK parliament.
Wed, 8 May 2013
Tougher rules aimed at curbing immigration are at the centre of the Queen’s Speech marking the State Opening of the UK parliament.
Speaking in the Palace of Westminster this morning [8 May], Her Majesty said: “My government will bring forward a bill that further reforms Britain’s immigration system. The bill will ensure that this country attracts people who will contribute and deters those who will not.”
This will include limiting access to certain benefits to EEA national jobseekers and retained workers to six months.
While plans are still to be fully elaborated, the news will be of concern to recruiters operating in skill-short markets that rely upon skilled migrant labour.
Comments Owen Goodhead, managing director of recruitment firm Randstad Construction Property and Engineering: “Infrastructure projects and developments not only provide employment, they create wealth opportunities for the suppliers and the end user. Now is not the time to be putting the shackles on the country’s growth prospects.”
Tougher rules aimed at curbing immigration are at the centre of the Queen’s Speech marking the State Opening of the UK parliament.
Speaking in the Palace of Westminster this morning [8 May], Her Majesty said: “My government will bring forward a bill that further reforms Britain’s immigration system. The bill will ensure that this country attracts people who will contribute and deters those who will not.”
This will include limiting access to certain benefits to EEA national jobseekers and retained workers to six months.
While plans are still to be fully elaborated, the news will be of concern to recruiters operating in skill-short markets that rely upon skilled migrant labour.
Comments Owen Goodhead, managing director of recruitment firm Randstad Construction Property and Engineering: “Infrastructure projects and developments not only provide employment, they create wealth opportunities for the suppliers and the end user. Now is not the time to be putting the shackles on the country’s growth prospects.”
