Nursery World - Policy guide: Employing overseas workers

What you need to know about employing migrant workers, by Jacqui Mann

In March 2006 the Government announced its plans to adopt a new points-based system (PBS) for economic migration. The stated aims of this new system were:

The Government is constantly reviewing the requirements and changing the number of migrants who are allowed entry to work in the UK. If you want to employ a migrant worker, you must be their sponsor during their stay in the UK. Before you can sponsor a migrant, you must obtain a sponsor licence.

How do nurseries employ overseas workers?

The points-based system only covers migrants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland. If you want to employ an EEA or Swiss national, you should be able to do this without needing permission from the UK Border Agency (UKBA). There are some restrictions on nationals of countries that have recently joined the EEA.

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