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The Telegraph quotes Rose Carey on new visa salary rules

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The Government announced in December that it would raise the minimum salary threshold for skilled workers by nearly 50 per cent from £26,200 as part of efforts to bring down net migration figures ahead of the election.

Some legal experts are warning that the policy change could have unintended consequences and end up with employers having to pay foreign workers more than UK workers due to labour shortages.

Rose Carey, Partner in our Immigration team, speaks to The Telegraph:

 

Read the full piece in The Telegraph here.

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