Most employers that have hired high-skilled migrant workers since January 2021 have adapted to the points-based immigration system after Brexit and it works adequately for them.
Imposing a return to pre-Covid working norms could prove a major disadvantage to employers competing for staff against other companies prepared to offer more flexible options, warns a recruitment agency.
Younger people will be adversely affected if the ‘return to the office’ battle between staff and employers is not resolved soon, warns a workspace design company.
A trade body has welcomed a £12 million injection of government funding to raise the uptake of T Levels – including grants of up to £25,000 for employers who take students on work placements.
Women are more stressed than men when their employment hours are split into different sections during the day, such as with flexitime and working from home, research shows.