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Visa rules will be relaxed to allow more foreign construction workers to come to the UK to address labor shortages in certain industries.
The government is expected to relax rules for roofers, plumbers, bricklayers, carpenters and plasterers to close the construction workforce gap and boost economic growth.
However, the rules for hospitality staff have likewise not been relaxed, despite repeated calls from those in the hospitality industry. I understand.
The new guidelines are due to be published tomorrow by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), which was commissioned to report to the Jobs Shortage List in September.
Home Secretary Suela Braverman plans to sign the recommendations, which are expected to be announced around the same time Prime Minister Jeremy Hunt presents the budget, sources said all parties have agreed to the changes.
The new rules are part of the government’s plan to alleviate the UK’s chronic labor shortage. This is partly due to the UK’s Brexit and the slowdown in British economic activity.
The Occupation Shortage List details specific skilled jobs for which the UK workforce is unable to meet the industry’s demand. This allows employers to bring in workers from abroad without having to meet higher salary standards or visa fees.
Roles already on the list include medical practitioners, engineers, laboratory technicians and architects. MAC had previously recommended that the government add all care workers to the list, but the minister has not done so.
The commission is now seeking broad evidence on the missing occupations and plans to report its broad recommendations later this year.
Since staff cuts in Europe, the hospitality industry, which is struggling to fill vacancies, has lobbied to be classified as a profession in short supply.
UK Hospitality CEO Kate Nichols said: I The industry’s ongoing labor shortages have “devastated the hospitality business, forced it to cut hours and cost the industry billions of dollars.”
she said: Including those who are economically inactive.
“It is very disappointing that MAC has not taken sensible and practical steps to put chefs back on the list of missing occupations. is also wrong.
“We urge MAC to undertake a broader review as part of its long-term research to ensure it has access to the skills needed to keep the economy running on all cylinders.