Ukrainian woman jailed for 5 years over immigration scam
The UK Border reports that a woman who made hundreds of thousands of pounds by employing illegal immigrants has been jailed, following an investigation by the London immigration crime team.
Weekly UK Immigration News Round up 27 February 2011
Weekly UK Immigration News Round up 27 February 2011
Canada – new ads warn of crooked immigration consultants
A series of television ads warning would-be immigrants against crooked immigration consultants is being blasted by a lobby group for consultants.
The student system ‘ain’t broke’, say The Economist
Plans to discourage foreign students threaten a successful British business according to the influential and highly respected publication The Economist.
Millions of migrant workers trapped in Libya
The BBC reports on the 1.5 million plus contract migrant workers currently deployed in Libya and their government’s plans to evacuate them.
European Commission orders Italy to end discrimination against workers with experience and qualifications from another EU country
The European Commission has ‘requested’ Italy to take professional experience and seniority acquired by doctors in another Member State into account when determining their rank or working conditions (like salary, grade career development) in the Italian public sector.
Free Movement of EU nationals explained
One employer told me that he thought it was alright to employ a Romanian waitress in his restaurant because she was ‘European and had a National Insurance (NI) number and tax reference’. But possession of an NI number does not mean a person has the right to work in the UK and is not a ‘statutory defence’ for an employer facing charges or a £10,000 fine for illegal employment.
Three million migrants came to UK under Labour Government
No amount of capping ‘shortage occupation listed’ skilled workers or clamping down of overseas Tier 4 students will stop the main flow of migrants from Eastern Europe.
Indian Restaurant owner jailed for employing illegal immigrants
Employers are advised to carry out an annual ‘health check’ or employee file audit to ensure that work permit holders and workers on student visas are still legal and avoid fines of up to £10,000 or even prison.
Weekly UK Immigration News Round up 20 February 2011
Weekly UK Immigration News Round up 20 February 2011
