LABOUR said today that lowering the salary cap for migrants after Brexit won’t help recruit the staff the NHS needs.
The government-commissioned Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended that the government lower the salary threshold from £30,000 to £25,600 for migrants with job offers.
Today’s report by the body made a string of recommendations after reviewing plans for the Tories’ desired points-based immigration system (PBS), set to be introduced after Brexit.
Roger McKenzie talks to general secretary of Unison CHRISTINA McANEA about the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on members, the local government funding emergency and the threat of Reform UK
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING


