Yesterday afternoon, the Home Secretary, James Cleverly informed the Commons that the minimum salary requirement for a skilled worker from overseas will be hiked to £38,700 in order to curb growing immigration numbers.
The announcement has puzzled employers, many of whom had been relying on overseas hires to plug a widening talent shortage.
Today’s global workforce has seen foreign talent play a critical role in the growth of UK startups. By adding further costs to the recruitment process, Cleverly is effectively kneecapping company owners who will struggle to compete with international rivals.
To illustrate just how out-of-whack the new policy is with the rest of Europe, we’ve crunched the numbers to come up with a list of EU destinations where it is now easier for skilled overseas workers to get a visa than in the UK.
8 European countries to work in this winter
To arrive at our list of the top European countries that are more welcoming than the UK, we used information from our guide to the top Digital Nomad visas for expats. This document grants holders the legal right to work…
