A new report estimates a 30 to 50 per cent fall in migrants to Scotland as a result of post-Brexit plans for a points-based immigration system. The social care, food production, and hospitality sectors, where wages are often lower, could find it hardest to recruit staff after the planned changes. He said: “Even with the proposed lower salary threshold of £25,600, Scotland would still potentially experience a 30-50% reduction in net migration under the new rules. “This independent report shows that the proposed UK immigration policy risks shutting the door on the ability of social care providers to recruit talented, skilled and dedicated workers from Europe and elsewhere. “The proposed lower salary threshold of £25,600 simply fails to recognise that the vast majority of those working in social care in Scotland earn less than this figure.

Source: The Herald July 02, 2020 11:48 UTC