Economics class: UK migration reforms will not end lower pay for foreign workers, says top policy adviser
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UK migration reforms will not end lower pay for foreign workers, says top policy adviser
Distinguish between the public sector and the private sector
Identify the change in the salary threshold for jobs that are eligible for a ‘skilled worker visa’ and explain how this differs from the criteria in the health, social care, and education sectors
State the UK net migration figure for 2022
Identify three measures to curb inflation which were recently announced by James Cleverly
‘Foreign masters students are not allowed to bring dependants with them whiles they study in the UK’. Evaluate whether this will be ‘harming one of our few internationally competitive industries’
Gavin Clarke, Emmanuel College
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