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07-Jul-08 11:15 [Pay and Reward]
Migrant worker ban to come into force in autumn Employers who are looking to recruit workers from outside of the European Economic Area will have to get permission from the UK Border Agency (UKBA) or face potential hiring bans.
From November, various sectors will have to comply with a points based system which aims to ensure that workers from the existing resident labour market are considered first for hirings, according to a Personnel Today report.
Despite this, some legal experts have warned that very few companies have applied to become sponsors in the new system, which could lead to a backlogue for applications.
"Employers must prepare now to apply. They should make sure they are confident that managers know they must follow the right checks for employing migrant workers," Sarah Buttler, a partner at law firm Sarah Buttler Associates, told the publication.
John Philpott from the Chartered Institute of Personnel Development commented that the delay in applications may be because of employers waiting for the Home Office to issue guidance on what sectors are considered to have shortages of workers.
Research published by Oxfam in collaboration with Kalayaan at the beginning of July, alleged that many migrant domestic workers from some of the world's poorest countries who are legally entitled to work in the UK are paid as little as 50p per hour and work up to 16 hours a day.
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