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All social care staff should get free visa extension, MPs say

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on June 15, 2020

A committee says excluding care workers from the fee-free NHS visa extension scheme fails to recognise the scale of their contribution to the UK fight against COVID-19.

Care leaders brand MPs ‘shameful’ over immigration bill vote

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on May 19, 2020

The bill could pave the way for the government to introduce a new points-based system that will deny visas to so-called “low-skilled” workers.

Have your say on the Shortage Occupation List review, UKHCA urges

Uncategorized by Sarah Clarke on May 15, 2020

The UKHCA said this is an “important opportunity” to advise the Migration Advisory Committee of the need for social care to be able to recruit staff from abroad.

Doctors call for overseas social care staff to be given indefinite leave to remain in UK

Campaigns Innovation by Sarah Clarke on May 14, 2020

The government has been called on to create a “new deal” for overseas health and social care staff that recognises their role in the response to COVID-19.

Government urged to recognise care staff as skilled workers

Compliance Leaders Legislation People by Sarah Clarke on May 1, 2020

ADASS has called on the government to revise the draft Immigration Bill to reflect the true value and status of care workers.

Care professional takes a stand against ‘care work is low skilled’ rhetoric

Best Practice Compliance People by Sarah Clarke on March 16, 2020

The care worker has shared a list of 50 things that carers do for vulnerable people to prove that care work is far from “low skilled”.

Immigration policy will result in ‘black hole’ of almost 500,000 care workers, union warns

Compliance Legislation People Recruitment by Sarah Clarke on March 9, 2020

GMB said that closing the door on recruits from overseas will worsen the workforce crisis in social care, which already has 110,000 unfilled vacancies.