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| New proposals for controlling the number of non-EU foreign workers coming to the UK have been announced. | |
| The Migration Advisory Committee has defined the types of businesses which can use workers from outside the EU because of skill or labour shortages. | |
| It means employers whose jobs are not on the list will find it more difficult to bring in foreign workers in future. | It means employers whose jobs are not on the list will find it more difficult to bring in foreign workers in future. |
| The government says this system is more effective than simply bringing in limits on overall numbers. | The government says this system is more effective than simply bringing in limits on overall numbers. |
| Professor David Metcalf, the chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee, said that an employer would have to meet three hurdles to be able to hire somebody from outside Europe. | Professor David Metcalf, the chairman of the Migration Advisory Committee, said that an employer would have to meet three hurdles to be able to hire somebody from outside Europe. |
| "Firstly the job has got to be skilled, secondly there has got to be a shortage, and thirdly and perhaps most importantly, it has to be sensible to bring a person in - there we are looking at the tension between the short-run fix of bringing immigrants in and the long-run need to upskill the economy," he said. | "Firstly the job has got to be skilled, secondly there has got to be a shortage, and thirdly and perhaps most importantly, it has to be sensible to bring a person in - there we are looking at the tension between the short-run fix of bringing immigrants in and the long-run need to upskill the economy," he said. |
| The changes, which involved looking at 12 different indicators, will result in a more skilled labour supply, he added. | The changes, which involved looking at 12 different indicators, will result in a more skilled labour supply, he added. |
| FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME More from Today programme According to the list, maths and science teachers are still needed, but teachers with other subjects will face restrictions. | FROM THE TODAY PROGRAMME More from Today programme According to the list, maths and science teachers are still needed, but teachers with other subjects will face restrictions. |
| Midwives, social workers and IT technicians from outside the EU are all no longer needed, according to the list. | Midwives, social workers and IT technicians from outside the EU are all no longer needed, according to the list. |
| Only care workers earning at least £8.80 an hour will be allowed to come to Britain from later this year - a salary level most care-home owners will not be able to pay. | Only care workers earning at least £8.80 an hour will be allowed to come to Britain from later this year - a salary level most care-home owners will not be able to pay. |
| "It is so far above what the medium pay levels are within care homes for senior care workers, it is just not going to be achievable," said Mandy Thorn, a board member of the National Care Association. class="lp" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/default.stm">HAVE YOUR SAYIf migrants can prove their worth and earn an honest living, there should be no problemJohn, Blackpool class="" href="http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=5319">Send us your comments | |
| She said the sector had tried to recruit from the UK and Europe but had not been able to attract sufficient numbers. More staff are needed to support a growing number of vulnerable people, she added. | |
| Occupations which are allowed to use foreign workers due to shortages include ship and hovercraft officers and racehorse trainers. | Occupations which are allowed to use foreign workers due to shortages include ship and hovercraft officers and racehorse trainers. |
| There is also a shortage of skilled chefs, civil and chemical engineers and veterinary surgeons, while quantity surveyors and project managers are needed for property development and construction. | There is also a shortage of skilled chefs, civil and chemical engineers and veterinary surgeons, while quantity surveyors and project managers are needed for property development and construction. |
| In Scotland, the list includes manual filleters of frozen fish, senior nurses in care of elderly units, and speech and language therapists. | In Scotland, the list includes manual filleters of frozen fish, senior nurses in care of elderly units, and speech and language therapists. |
| Some other occupations in the hospitality and construction industries were considered by the MAC but rejected from the final list. | Some other occupations in the hospitality and construction industries were considered by the MAC but rejected from the final list. |
| On Sunday an all-party group of MPs called for "balanced migration" and four-year limits for foreign workers. | On Sunday an all-party group of MPs called for "balanced migration" and four-year limits for foreign workers. |
| The group said Britain will not be able to cope with an estimated seven million additional migrants forecast to arrive by 2031. | The group said Britain will not be able to cope with an estimated seven million additional migrants forecast to arrive by 2031. |