Foreign workforce

UK: Home Secretary sets out government’s immigration plans

Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, has been forced to defend herself over criticism of her speech on the government’s immigration plans at the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham.

In her speech, Ms Rudd said firms employing from overseas could have to use tests to ensure migrant workers do not take jobs “British people could do”.

It was later revealed that a consultation paper will include an option to require businesses to reveal what proportion of their workforce is foreign.