The head of the influential CBI will say fixed-term visas should be issued to plug gaps in the labour market as many firms continue to struggle to find enough workers.
Immigration should be used to solve worker shortages in the UK and the government must be"practical" on the issue, the head of the CBI is expected to say.
Tony Danker, director general of the Confederation of British Industry, will urge politicians to allow migrant workers to take up hard-to-fill jobs. Speaking later at the CBI conference, he will say:"Let's have economic migration in areas where we aren't going to get the people and skills at home any time soon. In return, let's make those visas fixed term."
Brexit stopped many foreign workers being able to easily work in the UK and companies are struggling to recruit - especially in industries such as hospitality which has relied heavily on European staff in recent years.In August to October 2022 they were 429,000 above pre-pandemic levels of early 2020, and 32,000 higher than a year ago, according to the Office for National Staistics.
The CBI boss is also expected to also urge changes to regulations and red tape, saying:"I know that some Conservative politicians today feel that this issue is the fault of Europe.
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