UK new immigration bill published
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15:24 27/06/2005
The UK government's new immigration bill released last week does not include a points system for immigration. Although ministers want a points system for economic migrants that would grant visas on...
UK SBS work permit in hospitality sector to end
11:13 27/06/2005
The UK Minister of State for Immigration today announced that the Sectors-Based Scheme (SBS) would stop operating in the hospitality sector, but would continue until June 2006 in the food processing...
Housing costs, employment, draw immigrants to Scotland
9:18 20/06/2005
Scotland's economic growth was somewhat stunted in 2004, but 2005 should close the growth gap with the rest of the UK , with help from immigration. High numbers of immigrants came to Scotland in 2004...
Slovakia helps its unemployed immigrate abroad
10:44 16/06/2005
Slovakia has initiated a pilot scheme to help its unemployed immigrate to neighboring countries. The Jobs Abroad scheme means any Slovak on unemployment for more than three months can ask for a...
Immigrants to UK lower inflation, says bank boss
17:18 14/06/2005
The Governor of the Bank of England warned that UK inflation will be higher if eastern European workers stop coming to the UK. There is a fear that the large flow of immigrants in the past year was a...
Now easier for UK businesses to send staff to Australia
18:23 10/06/2005
UK companies planning to create a branch or office in Australia do not need to have an office in Australia before transferring an employee to Australia for employment. Current Australian migration...
