Migration Advisory Committee News

Home Secretary rejects call to place senior care workers on Shortage Occupation List

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on October 27, 2020

Home Secretary Priti Patel said that she would not follow the guidance of the MAC review that she commissioned earlier in the year.

BREAKING NEWS: Migrant senior care workers recommended for Shortage Occupation List

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on September 30, 2020

The Migration Advisory Committee has recommended that senior care workers be placed on the Shortage Occupation List.

Care workers ‘essential’ to Shortage Occupation List, says Welsh Government

Human Resources People Recruitment by Sarah Clarke on July 7, 2020

The government said a decision not to add care workers to the list would “compound the significant challenges” the sector already faces.

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.

‘Stop calling the care workforce low-skilled’, care sector fumes on Twitter

Compliance Funding Legislation by Sarah Clarke on February 19, 2020

Health and social care professionals have said that the new immigration proposals reinforce the popular belief that “low pay equals low skill”.

‘Irresponsible’ immigration rules will ‘close the door’ on low-paid care workers, government warned

Uncategorized by Sarah Clarke on February 19, 2020

Social care leaders have responded in “dismay” to new immigration rules, warning that they will “spell disaster” for the sector.

Government to adopt proposal to cut migrant salary threshold

Compliance Human Resources Legislation People by Sarah Clarke on February 10, 2020

Proposals to cut the migrant salary threshold from £30,000 to £25,600 are expected to be approved at a Cabinet meeting on Friday.

Migration report shows ‘lack of understanding’ of social care roles, says NACAS

Leaders People Recruitment by Sarah Clarke on January 29, 2020

NACAS says the MAC report is discriminatory to social care professionals, whose roles are complex, demanding and challenging.

BREAKING NEWS: Migration proposals ‘spell disaster’ for social care recruitment

Compliance Legislation by Sarah Clarke on January 28, 2020

The NHS is likely to benefit from the new proposals made by the Migration Advisory Committee, but they could spell disaster for social care, experts in the field have warned.

Care England submits evidence against minimum salary threshold

Campaigns Compliance Innovation Legislation by Sarah Clarke on November 6, 2019

Care England believes the challenge of recruitment and retention in social care could be further exacerbated by the proposed rise in salary threshold.