Overseas talent | 10-year settlement route risks talent shortages & higher costs, employers warn

Almost 8 in 10 (79%) UK employers strongly agree it will be harder to attract overseas talent if the government extends the settlement route to ten years, according to new research.

The latest research, conducted by immigration law firm Migrate UK, also found that 92% of respondents say retention will suffer with many overseas workers already considering relocating to the US or EU.

The research by Migrate UK as part of its Home Affairs Committee submission on skills shortages follows the government’s self-proclaimed biggest shake-up of the legal migration system in nearly 50 years.

The law firm’s submission represented a wide range of its clients from Formula 1 teams, global energy companies, leading scientific and sporting organisations and financial institutions to national retailers, care and nursing providers.