68 m. ago Care homes will close thanks to Starmer’s immigration crackdown, providers warn

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced the closure of the care worker visa for overseas recruitment as part of the government's immigration reforms

Events

4 h. ago Labour's immigration white paper: Key points explained — from faster deportations to axing care worker visas

Prime Minister unveils plans to make it harder for foreigners to permanently settle in the UK

Economics

5 h. ago Labour's immigration crackdown: key points explained — from faster deportations to axing care worker visas

The Prime Minister will unveil plans to make it harder for foreigners to permanently settle in the UK

Economics

21 h. ago Industry and union attack plans to ban overseas care worker recruitment

Care England has labelled the change a ‘crushing blow to an already fragile sector’.

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25 h. ago Care homes face ban on recruiting workers from abroad in huge visa crackdown

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the Government will close the care worker visa route to end the reliance on overseas staff in a crackdown on immigration unveiled on Monday

Economics

26 h. ago 'Absolute folly': John Swinney slams plans to overhaul immigration and axe care worker visas

The Labour UK government is to set out its plans on immigration, including ending care worker visas and reducing low-skilled visas.

Economics

26 h. ago Government to close care worker visa for overseas recruitment, says Cooper

Ministers are due to publish their Immigration White Paper on Monday.

Politics

4 d. ago Callous care worker stole thousands from nursing home resident

Zoe Davidson was convicted of theft at Ayr Sheriff Court in November last year - after stealing the money from a service user at Hillcrest Care Home, in McConnell Square, Girvan.

Politics

5 d. ago Young woman posted idyllic photos from dream holiday to Greece

The cause of death for care worker Melissa Cross, 23, was recorded as having taken her own life just days after her idyllic holiday to Greece, an inquest in Pontypridd, South Wales, heard

Culture

6 d. ago ‘Social care will collapse’: Independent readers react to family visa crackdown

Readers weigh in on the impact of new care worker visa rules – from fears of a collapsing sector and rising costs to calls for better wages and homegrown training to fill the gap

Politics

2 w. ago Woman who stabbed man, 61, to death in racist attack after calling herself the 'Charles Bronson of Bristol' told care worker she was going to 'get the Jamaican drug dealer' minutes earlier

A woman who stabbed a man to death in a racist and unprovoked attack had asked her care worker that she be sent back to hospital minutes before the killing.

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2 w. ago Paisley care worker struck off for taking cash from service 'dishonestly'

The Scottish Social Service Council panel banned the man from the sector after several incidents.

Economics

2 w. ago 'Drunk' care worker placed service user at "significant risk of harm," says industry regulator

The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) placed a warning on Chirsty Mathieson’s registration for a period of 24 months.

Events

2 w. ago Give abused migrant workers new visa to stay in the UK, home secretary urged

Law firms write to home secretary Yvette Cooper over ‘serious concerns’ about treatment of migrant workers arriving in the UK on sponsored visas

Events

2 w. ago Care worker warned after Paisley resident was injured during wheelchair lift

An investigation was carried out by the Scottish Social Services Council.

Events

2 w. ago Elon Musk knows he's 'out of his depth' as White House days numbered

Tensions are reportedly growing within the Trump administration as sources close to the US government claim that billionaire Elon Musk is ready to drop and walk away from his position

Events

2 w. ago Los Angeles mayor proposes slashing over 1,600 city jobs to close budget hole

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is proposing laying off over 1,600 government workers to close a yawning budget gap

Politics

3 w. ago Judge blocks worker protections for abortion and fertility care for Catholic employers

More than 9,000 Catholic employers do not need to abide by federal regulations protecting workers who seek abortions and fertility treatments under a ruling issued this week by a federal judge

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