Friday 15 August 2008

UK firms face migrant work fees

Businesses who use skilled workers from outside of the EU will need to pay between £300 and £1,000 from later this year, under new immigration rules.

The Home Office's Border Agency (UKBA) is launching a TV ad campaign alerting employers to immigration changes.

The charges are part of a continuing and major overhaul of the UK's economic migration system.

Immigration chief Lin Homer said the changes would ensure only workers needed by the UK would be allowed in.

Under the new rules, workers from outside the European Union will be subject to new vetting procedures, known as "Tier Two" of the points-based immigration system.
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