Abattoir workers to be classed as 'skilled' but no movement on pickers in new points based immigration system

Within two days of the UK Government announcing its plans to control migration it has had to quickly row back on its proposals by allowing a new range of jobs to be classified as skilled.

Ewan Pate
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Abattoir workers to be classed as 'skilled' but no movement on pickers in new points based immigration system

Speaking earlier in the week James Porter, chairman of NFUS's horticulture committee, said: "The language used by the Home Office in regard to the fruit and vegetable sector shows it does not understand...

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