UK Prime Minister Theresa May and her cabinet have agreed to focus the UK’s post-Brexit migration system on high-skilled migrants, without preference for European Union workers, according to Reuters citing reports by newspapers. The plan would also allow some access for low-skilled foreign workers, according to Business-Review.eu.
Last week, advisers had recommended prioritising high-skilled migrant workers after Brexit, which alarmed companies in low-paid sectors. The advisers’ report had suggested that high-skilled migrants had a more positive impact on productivity than lower-skilled workers from abroad.
Ministers backed the proposals, but the idea of not giving preferential treatment to EU migrants could change if a Brexit deal would be reached with the bloc.
Spokesmen for May’s office and for Britain’s interior ministry declined to comment on the reports.
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