Newspapers have reported that graduate schemes and management positions across London are to be left vacant because the Government\u2019s cap on non-EU skilled workers was reached for the first time since 2011. It is also noteworthy that this week, Prime Minister David Cameron announced a range of proposals aimed at limiting skilled migration from non-EU countries.<\/p>\n
In May 2015, the number of monthly skilled worker visa applications increased significantly topping migrant ceiling for first time. As a result, only prospective Tier 2 General applicants whose annual salary was set above \u00a346,000 were approved, while hundreds of employers across sectors from the financial service to pharmacy to telecoms received a notification that their Tier 2 application was refused due to the applicant not scoring the required threshold of points to qualify.<\/p>\n
Business groups are calling for greater flexibility to the current UK immigration system as non-European skilled migrants only account for 0.066% of the total British labour market.<\/p>\n