The UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, has announced a new blueprint being drawn up to reduce demand for migrant labour. Speaking in parliament on 10 June, the PM confirmed that the Home Secretary had asked the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) to advise on reducing work migration from outside the EU, while making sure Britain is […]

As part of its commitment to reduce immigration levels, the UK Government has recently announced a review of Tier 2, the Points Based System by which intra-company transferees and other skilled workers can move to the UK from outside the European Economic Area. This could possibly result in restrictions on dependants’ right to work, which […]

Permits Foundation is continuing to campaign for accompanying spouses to be allowed to work in India. Following new appointments at various levels at the Ministry of Home Affairs, the foundation has written to key decision makers to urge them to support a change to Employment Visa regulations. The foundation’s proposal involves a new visa category […]

The work of Permits Foundation was highlighted in a recent radio programme broadcast by Deutschlandradio Kultur, the culture-oriented radio station of the German national radio service. The programme, Zeitfragen, discussed the challenge of expatriate partners who want to work abroad; and our very own board member Karen Lange, Head of Global Assignments at Volkswagen AG, took part. Entitled Opfer für […]

As corporations continue to navigate the waters of an ever-evolving global workforce, one of the hottest topics today revolves around the newest generation to enter the job market – Generation Y. What makes this new generation tick? What’s important to them and what is no longer a deal breaker when it comes to accepting assignments […]