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Attracting the best talent in the context of migration policy changes : the case of the UK
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Green, Anne E. and Hogarth, Terence (2017) Attracting the best talent in the context of migration policy changes : the case of the UK. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 43 (16). 2806-2824 . doi:10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314609 ISSN 1369-183X.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314609
Abstract
Employment projections and skills strategies emphasise the importance of (highly)-skilled labour for competitiveness. A strategic focus on ‘attracting the best talent’ globally may conflict with policies to ‘grow local talent’. This issue is considered in the UK context of a shift from a liberal immigration regime to a demand-led system characterised by increasing restriction, through adjustments to a points-based system to manage labour migration from outside the European Economic Area (EEA). The specific focus is on an annual limit on non-EEA labour migrants introduced in 2011 and tightening of eligibility criteria for entry of (highly)-skilled migrants, amid business’ concerns that this might stifle economic growth. Drawing on twenty employer case studies and literature on skills and migration policy, the article investigates the costs and implications for business in adhering and seeking to adapt to migration policy changes. Such changes pose administrative burdens on employers and limit business flexibility but associated monetary costs to businesses are difficult to quantify. Adaptation strategies and the impact of migration rule changes vary: some firms experience limited impact, some adjust their recruitment behaviour and some feel their underlying business rationale is threatened. Developing local talent is a partial long-term solution.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Institute for Employment Research | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Labor supply -- Great Britain -- 21st century, Great Britain -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies | ||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1369-183X | ||||||
| Official Date: | 7 July 2017 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 43 | ||||||
| Number: | 16 | ||||||
| Number of Pages: | 28 | ||||||
| Page Range: | 2806-2824 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/1369183X.2017.1314609 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 5 April 2017 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 7 January 2019 | ||||||
| Funder: | Great Britain. Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, European Commission. Independent Network of Labour Migration and Integration Experts (LINET) |
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