Builders flee site during immigration raid: Video

Chaos on Carey London residential job as Home Office swoops

The Construction Skills Shortage Is Getting Worse. So Where Are the Workers Going?

For years, the construction industry has been talking about the skills shortage. It has become one of those phrases that appears in almost every industry report, conference presentation and recruitment conversation.

Right-to-work changes: your liability for subcontractors

James Lamont is a senior associate at Vanessa Ganguin Immigration Law From 1 October 2026, contractors could be fined up to £60,000 for a worker lacking the right to work, even if they never met them or knew they were on site. It is the… The post Right-to-work changes: your liability for subcontractors appeared first on Construction News.

Right to work checks: what construction businesses need to know before 1 October

Contractors are potentially more exposed to being caught by the coming changes to immigration permissions to work The post Right to work checks: what construction businesses need to know before 1 October appeared first on Construction Management.

Legal spotlight: the talent challenge

Mandeep Khroud, from Irwin Mitchell, explains why UK immigration compliance is becoming a growing challenge for the architecture sector UK immigration policy has become increasingly restrictive, making it more difficult for foreign nationals to enter or remain in the UK for work. Recent changes to salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker route, the main immigration […] The post Legal spotlight: the talent challenge appeared first on Architecture Magazine.

CLC Publishes Report into Shortage of Occupations in Construction 14032023

The Construction Leadership Council has published its report of shortage occupations in construction and its updated guidance to help construction businesses access the Points Based Immigration System

The Times - Building after Brexit: Will we lack labourers? 06022021

On January 1 2021, a new points-based immigration system came into force in the UK. So-called "lower-skilled" workers, such as construction labourers, will likely fall short of the points needed to get a visa. The ONS reports that 28% of all construction labourers working in London are EU nationals.

In post Brexit EU, could a visit visa be the answer instead of the points- based immigration system which can cause delays and additional costs? - Published by Weightmans

British construction companies have long relied on workers from the European Union (“EU”) for short and medium-term construction projects. Prior to Brexit, this was seamless from an immigration perspective. Not any longer.We have looked at whether visit visas might be a solution to this widescale problem.

Building Magazine - Post-Brexit immigration - What happens now, 20022020

Gillian McKearney explains the new immigration landscape and what steps need to be taken

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MOXY: The Voice of Women in Infrastructure

MOXY is an online magazine platform targeting millions of women working in infrastructure from highways to alternative energy to broadband and public parks. The first publisher to curate multilingual content at this scale, MOXY empowers all women to have a bigger role in industries that offer rewarding, well-paying careers. In addition to featuring women at the helm of infrastructure projects and initiatives, the platform tackles leadership development, mental health, entrepreneurship, work-life balance, immigration, sexual harassment, and diversity — all as they relate to women who are navigating historically male-dominated interview processes, jobs sites, and board rooms. Who is speaking to the women, not just as a novelty within these industries but as players in them? Enter MOXY.