Immigration

Petition for Home Secretary to redefine ‘unskilled’

24-Feb-2020 By Nikkie Thatcher

A London restaurant has started a petition calling on Home Secretary Priti Patel to revoke her categorisation of the term ‘unskilled’ when it comes to workers from outside the UK, and oppose the changes to visa requirements for EU workers.

Migrant minimum salary threshold ‘should be dropped’

29-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub trade groups have welcomed an advisory body’s recommendations that the salary threshold for workers from overseas be lowered.

Sector bodies outline immigration priorities in letter to Home Secretary

24-Jan-2020 By Emily Hawkins

Pub trade bodies have signed a letter to the Home Secretary Priti Patel outlining businesses’ priorities for a new immigration system.

Election pledges on immigration 'must reflect pub needs'

11-Nov-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Trade bodies have urged political parties to consider the pub sector’s skills shortage in their manifesto pledges on immigration.

Calls for clarity over post-Brexit immigration system

20-Aug-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Pub bosses have shared concerns about the end of freedom of movement, following the Government’s confirmation it will end immediately if there is a no-deal Brexit on 31 October.

Migration reform ‘needs to go further’ to support hospitality

31-May-2019 By Emily Hawkins

Recommendations to relax migration restrictions for jobs with skills shortages would not do enough to help the hospitality sector, trade bodies have claimed.

Priority on high-skilled migration a ‘danger’ to sector

02-Oct-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Pubs are at risk of a shortage of workers should the Government push ahead with a proposal to prioritise high-skilled migrants, trade body UKHospitality (UKH) has warned.

Hospitality chiefs endorse report to 'scrap blunt immigration targets'

10-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

Hospitality chiefs have backed calls on the Government to secure the rights of EU citizens working in the sector after Brexit.

8 things pubs need to know to keep EU staff in the UK

28-Jun-2018 By Michelle Perrett

Got staff from the EU? Want them to continue working for your pub after Brexit? Then follow these 8 steps to help your employees obtain new UK immigration status using the recently published Government settlement scheme.

Hospitality growth ‘at risk’ without post-Brexit migration system

30-Oct-2017 By Fred A'Court

The licensed hospitality industry will be jeopardised unless a streamlined and straightforward migration policy is put in place after Brexit, the Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has warned.

Leaked document proposes curb on low-skilled EU migrants

06-Sep-2017 By Georgina Townshend

New restrictions could be introduced by the Government to cut the number of low-skilled EU migrants working in the UK immediately after Brexit, according to a leaked Home Office paper obtained by The Guardian.

Trade bodies welcome pre-Brexit plans to assess EU worker contributions

27-Jul-2017 By James Beeson

The Government’s plan to assess the economic contribution of EU migrants has been welcomed by leading trade bodies within the food and drink industry. 

Pub industry calls for ‘firm proposals’ over suggested reprieve for EU workers to 2022

05-Apr-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Government needs to provide more “concrete plans” for EU migrants, say industry groups, following the announcement that EU nationals could be allowed to continue working in the UK for five years after the country leaves the bloc.

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Brexit staffing worries: eating-out businesses must invest in people

10-Mar-2016 By Daniel Woolfson

Pub and restaurant operators need to invest in their current staff to weather recruitment issues Britain leaving the EU could potentially cause, a leading hospitality analyst has warned.

Orchid secures sponsor status for foreign workers

26-Nov-2008 By Ewan Turney

The Orchid Group has become one of the first pub companies in the UK to win sponsor status to employ workers from overseas and obtain work permits...

Coulson: Check status of migrant workers to avoid penalties

12-Jun-2008 By Peter Coulson

MA legal editor says do your checks before employing foreign staff

7,000 illegal immigrant doorstaff stripped of licences

01-Feb-2008 By John Harrington

Home Office minister Vernon Coaker has confirmed that 7,000 security workers have had their licences revoked following the illegal immigrant scandal....

New checks for illegal pub doorstaff

24-Jan-2008 By John Harrington

Application forms will ask about right to work following the illegal immigrant scandal

Pubs' £10k fine for illegal doorstaff

10-Jan-2008 By John Harrington john.harrington@william-reed.co.u

Pubs are running a heightened risk of prosecution for hiring illegal doorstaff because thousands of illegal immigrants are likely to hold door...

Illegal immigrant fear for pub doorstaff

10-Jan-2008 By John Harrington

Thousands of illegal immigrants could be holding a door supervisor licence

Tougher immigration rules may lead to lack of workers

10-Feb-2005

Trade leaders are warning that the hospitality industry could be faced with a deficit of 10,000 workers because of the Home Secretary's tough new...