While the construction industry faces ongoing skills shortages, proposed changes to current settlement rules could add to the challenges employers must navigate.

More than twice the number of employers have been banned from sponsoring foreign workers in the first year of this government compared to the year before, according to new figures.

The UK government has revealed its plan to reform the immigration system, including higher skills standards for graduates and workers.

The government has unveiled a nationwide campaign to link British jobseekers with employers

Mental health, migrant workers and gender equality dominated the news agenda for 2023

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Construction firms relying on overseas talent are facing fresh uncertainty following the government’s recently announced proposals aimed at reducing net migration

Home Secretary James Cleverly has announced new measures which aim to cut annual net migration by 300,000

Why the recruitment of skilled migrant workers should be just one part of the solution to tackle construction’s skills gap

The Construction Industry Training Board is calling for construction employers’ understanding and awareness of post-Brexit immigration rules to be improved

The government has updated its occupation shortage list to include five more construction roles

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has called for the government to make it easier for the sector to employ migrant workers under the points based immigration system

Shabana Muneer explains how construction companies can hire overseas workers to help plug skills shortages and recruitment gaps

Shabana Muneer explains how construction companies can hire overseas workers to help plug skills shortages and recruitment gaps.

One in seven migrant workers in construction have left the industry over the last three years, according to the Construction Industry Training Board’s (CITB) latest annual migration report.