TUC chief urges Andy Burnham to overhaul proposed migration rules

The short version

• TUC general secretary Paul Nowak called on Andy Burnham to overhaul proposed migration reforms brought by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.[The Guardian]
• The Home Office plans could require over 300,000 low-paid workers to wait 15 years to gain legal settlement.[The Guardian]
• Nowak warned the changes would worsen social care shortages, where 111,000 vacancies currently exist.[The Guardian]
• Separately, Nowak advocated for an energy social tariff funded by a bank windfall tax ahead of the October 28 budget.[The Guardian]

Key facts

• TUC general secretary Paul Nowak called on Andy Burnham to overhaul migration reforms proposed by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood.[The Guardian]
• The Home Office has consulted on proposals that could make more than 300,000 low-paid workers wait 15 years for the legal right to remain in the UK.[The Guardian]
• There are currently 111,000 staff vacancies in the social care sector.[The Guardian]
• Paul Nowak proposed implementing an energy bill social tariff funded by a windfall tax on banks ahead of the October 28 budget.[The Guardian]

Sources

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• ‘Fundamentally unfair’: Burnham must overhaul migration reforms, says TUC general secretaryThe Guardian - World