Leading business groups and trade associations issue a joint call for a new immigration system that delivers for firms of all sizes and sectors, across all UK regions and nations.
In an open letter to the Home Secretary, the CBI alongside CIPD, FSB, BCC, IoD and over 30 leading trade associations offer government help with designing the new immigration system.
The signatories welcomed recent indications from government about reducing the £30,000 minimum salary threshold and scrapping the net migration target, which have sent positive and important signals around the world that the UK is open for business.
The letter makes clear that business understands the immigration system must change in order to re-build public confidence. It also outlines how business can provide insight to help build a new points-based system that both provides greater control, as well as access to the labour and skills needed to support the economy.
The letter sets out four key priorities that will help to ensure the new system works on day one for all UK regions and nations:
- A minimum salary threshold can work if it is set at a level that
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