Foreign workers hired at ‘expense’ of British workers

The immigration policy of the Labour has resulted in thousands of low-paid immigrants getting hold of jobs in the country and that too at cost of British workers. This is exactly what was admitted by the chief migration advisor of the Labour.

Professor David Metcalf said the fact that firms in the country are using government’s scheme to get cheap foreign workers without even trying to get British workers for such jobs is worrying him a great deal, as he says this undercuts the wage structure of the country. He also said that some firms are even cheating with pay arrangements by paying allowances instead of salary so that foreign workers can get tax breaks.

Chairman of Migration Advisory Committee, Sir David, said that there was an immediate requirement to bring modifications to the old system of getting foreign workers in, and also reduce their numbers.

MigrationWatch’s Sir Andrew Green said that not only were the firms cheating, they also preferred migrant workers instead of British workers who were definitely costlier than migrants.

Damian Green, Tory immigration spokesperson, said that lack of an overall limit in the points-based system regarding the number of permits that can be issued in one year is a big problem.

Now after the Migration Advisory Committee report, which was done to determine whether migrants were making it tougher for UK citizens to get jobs or not, Home Office Minister Lord West has said that the government would consider the recommendations of the committee.