Pizza Hut defends HR department over illegal worker fines
Pizza Hut has stuck by its HR department, after it was fined for the hiring illegal workers in two of its restaurants.
Immigration News Weekly Round-up 30 August 2009
Round-up of immigration news to 30 August 2009
As Eastern European workers return home in droves, how will the care sector recruit sufficient numbers of staff to fill their vacancies for care workers, which are already on the Government’s official Shortage Occupations list?
Immigration News Weekly Round-up 23 August 2009
This week I was at the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (AIT) in London on an appeal case for an entry clearance refusal against an NVQ student visa applicant in Mumbai, India. We won the appeal.
UKBA Announcement – Provision for students with International Baccalaureate qualifications
The UK Border Agency has this week issued the following announcement on Tier 4 Student Visas…
Immigration News Weekly Round-up 16 August 2009
Immigration Matters reporting from London, where the UK Border Agency has announced changes to the recently introduced Points Based System, which saw the world champion Pakistan blind cricket team denied visas to defend their title.
UK Border Asylum staff ‘are intimidating’ says report
Illegal immigrants and foreign prisoners are failing to be removed from the UK because escort staff are “intimidating” them, reports the BBC.
UK Border Agency announce changes to the points-based system
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has recently published a number of changes to the points-based system, and has revised its guidance for employers and education providers who sponsor migrant workers and students.
Pakistan cricket team denied UK Visas
Following the earlier denial of visas for a pipe band from Pakistan, it is now it is the country’s blind cricket team, the BBC reports.
Pakistan Pipe Bank and Trade Delegation refused UK Visas
The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has been accused of embarrassing Scotland by refusing entry visas for a Pakistani business delegation and pipe band, the BBC reports this week.
Immigration News Weekly Round-up 09 August 2009
Immigration News Weekly Round-up 09 August 2009
Everywhere you look in Manila there are signs advertising opportunities to work or study in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, USA, UK or the Middle East. Talk to any taxi driver, waiter or shop assistant and they all say the same thing: “It is my dream to go abroad”.
