Boy sent back who came to the UK to see his father
Sat, 31 Dec 2005 00:45:04 GMT
A boy of 11 who came to the UK to spend the Christmas holidays with his British-born father has been ordered by immigration officers to return immediately to his native South Africa.
Philip Haycock had not seen his father, also called Philip, for 18 months until he arrived at Heathrow to spend the festive period with his relatives in Belton, Norfolk.
Tories 'to re-think' immigration
Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:02:03 GMT
Conservative chairman Francis Maude has promised a "wide-ranging review" of the party's immigration policy.
He told BBC Radio 4's World at One programme it was important to show Tories did not have an "antagonism" and that they were "decent people". A party spokeswoman said a general election pledge to introduce an annual asylum seeker quota was being reviewed. Mr Maude said immigration had been "fantastically good" for the UK but had to be "controlled".
Indian tech pros swarm to UK shores
Wed, 28 Dec 2005 15:11:09 GMT
Indians are truly going places. A London-based IT association has claimed that Indian IT workers are flooding the UK on temporary permits, undercutting local wages and raising prospects of a homegrown skills shortage. "Wages are being undercut by companies bringing over Indian workers, who are put up in hostels and paid poorly," Ann Swain, Chief Executive of the Association for Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo) told the Daily Telegraph .
New Religious Worker Visa Category for the UK
Thu, 22 Dec 2005 14:25:45 GMT
New provisions designed to help strike a better balance between helping faith communities find suitably qualified religious workers while maintaining robust immigration controls were announced today by the Home Office. Following the conclusion of its consultation with faith communities on immigration provisions for religious workers from abroad, the Government will introduce a new immigration category that allows religious workers in non-pastoral roles to come to the UK to work for up to two years.
Women travel to the UK for birth care
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 10:11:12 GMT
A BBC investigation has found a growing number of women from overseas are travelling to Britain to give birth in NHS hospitals.
The practice is costing some trusts hundreds of thousands of pounds a year. Patients from outside the EU must normally prove they can pay for medical treatment but expectant mothers are treated as emergencies. NHS trusts must then claim the money back. But many never recover the cost of the treatment they have provided.
UK to allow seasonal Bangladeshi workers
Fri, 09 Dec 2005 08:46:42 GMT
The United Kingdom (UK) has agreed to allow temporary seasonal workers from Bangladesh provided they return after the expiry of their one year tenure, according to expatriates welfare ministry sources.
Assuring a satisfactory arrangement for the return of the workers is a precondition of joining the UK government's working holiday makers (WHM) scheme, the sources said.
UK falling behind due to skills shortage
Wed, 07 Dec 2005 06:21:27 GMT
The UK is in danger of falling behind internationally because of a skills shortage, a government report has said. An interim report by Lord Leitch said: "The scale of the challenge is daunting." He said that delivering current plans would be difficult. But even if the "ambitious" targets for 2020 were met, they would not be enough to meet the demands of employers, workers and the nation as a whole. Lord Leitch, chairman of the National Employment Panel, said: "Skills present a formidable challenge and a brilliant opportunity."