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UK – Keep Dependant Work Rights, Says Migration Advisory Committee in Tier 2 Report
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has not recommended any restrictions on dependants’ access to employment in its wide-ranging review of the Tier 2 points based system in the UK. It proposes to use higher salary thresholds and a new Immigration Skills Charge or levy on companies that use foreign workers as the main way to make Tier 2 […]
Read morePermits Foundation hosts successful and thought-provoking International Dual Careers Conference in London
Permits Foundation held its annual International Dual Careers Conference in London this month. The theme – “Developing a 20/20 vision” – was about sharing the Foundation’s current activities and plans in the context of the bigger picture, from mobility to diversity to creating a secure, prosperous and sustainable world – with high profile speakers including Sir […]
Read moreUK – Resounding support to retain the right to work for dependants in Permits Foundation’s Tier 2 survey results
A recent survey by Permits Foundation showed resounding support to retain the right to work for the dependants of highly qualified workers from outside the EU. The large majority of respondents (77%) would have been unlikely to accept their current assignment if their partner did not have the right to work in the UK. Moreover, […]
Read moreUK – More than 1,000 Tier 2 visa holders respond to our survey
More than a thousand Tier 2 visa holders have responded to our survey on the mobility and social impacts of restricting the right of dependants to work in the UK. The results will be incorporated in our submission to the Migration Advisory Committee and will be available after 25 September. Read more. Further reading: UK – Consultation on […]
Read moreDeveloping a 20/20 Vision – Permits Foundation to host a global mobility symposium, London, 7 October 2015
Where do you see your business in 5 years time? How will this affect your international staff, and how are countries responding? When Permits Foundation set up in 2001, there were less than a handful of countries that allowed accompanying spouses and partners to work. Now there are thirty, thanks largely to the success of our global campaign. […]
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