CBI responds to government changes to indefinite leave to remain rules

Matthew Percival, CBI Future of Work Director, said:

"Today’s announcement on settlement rules rightly recognises the importance of fairness and the contribution migrant workers make to the UK. But the decision to exempt health and social care workers fundamentally changes the case for the wider policy.

“These proposals were introduced in response to a temporary spike in health and social care visas. If those workers are now outside the policy, the government should reconsider whether the remaining changes are still justified. Otherwise, the result risks being higher costs for the relatively small number of businesses using Skilled Worker visas, without addressing the problem the policy was originally designed to solve."