New unemployment rules in the Department for Work and Pensions will see some “prioritised” for work. The DWP and government will ensure unemployed Brits will be prioritised over cheap foreign workers to fill hundreds of thousands of vacancies in new plans.
It comes after ministers last month increased the salary threshold for skilled worker visas to £38,700 to help cut legal migration. Out-of-work Brits will be prioritised over cheap foreign workers to fill hundreds of thousands of vacancies in new plans.
The Welfare Secretary wants to slash immigration numbers by promoting and training home-grown talent right across the economy.. Mel Stride will argue the plane provides an opportunity to invest in the domestic workforce.
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Mr Stride, the DWP minister, will today acknowledge the changes could pose a “recruitment challenge” for some sectors, with 300,000 fewer foreign workers arriving each year. He will say: “With the next generation of welfare reforms, we are building a new economic model based on British talent.
“As part of that, the new visa rules brought in by the Home Secretary will mean around 300,000 people who arrived last year would not be able to. This is a huge opportunity for the thousands of jobseekers within our domestic workforce to move into roles that have previously been filled by overseas workers.”
Mr Stride will unveil a new ministerial taskforce and it will feature key figures from the Home Office, Treasury, and other departments. The aim of the taskforce will be to identify and end barriers preventing Brits entering the workforce.
It comes amid a crackdown on the perceived “sicknote culture” plaguing Britain currently. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mr Stride have unveiled crackdown measures in a bid to clampdown on the unemployment rate after Covid.
The Conservative Party have waged a war on benefits claimants in recent weeks, outlining a string of proposals to revamp the likes of PIP, Universal Credit and more.