Revised Immigration Rules ' Building Blocks For Overseas Construction Workers?

• Author: Usof Shah
• Law Firm: Herrington Carmichael
• Published date: 28 March 2023

Post-Brexit, industries across the board were rocked to the core. Many overseas workers left the UK, which in turn led to a chronic shortfall in UK workforce. Coupled with Covid and the economic crisis, there is no doubt that times are tough. One industry that has been particularly hard-hit is the Construction Industry.

This week, the government announced plans to relax immigration rules in a bid to attract more overseas construction workers to the UK. Their plans hope to address a labour shortage in the Construction Industry, by enabling overseas construction workers to work on the Skilled Worker Visa route.

To recap very briefly, in...