What a new future skills-based immigration system could look like? 15 February 2019
The UK’s future skilled based Immigration White Paper was published in December and sets out proposals for the UK’s future and border and immigration system. Consultation is ongoing.
The UK’s future skilled based Immigration White Paper which was published in December sets out current Government proposals for the UK’s future and border and immigration system. Consultation remains ongoing and if you have a view you are encouraged to share it as part of this consultation
Leaving the EU will end free movement and the new single immigration system, which has been designed based on skills and talent proposes to include:
• a skilled workers route open to all nationalities • lowering of the skills threshold on the skilled workers route to include medium-skilled workers • no cap on numbers on the skilled workers route, meaning that business will be able to hire any suitable qualified migrant • the abolition of the resident labour market test • a new time limited route for temporary short-term workers of all skill levels, including seasonal low-skilled workers • an extension to the post-study period for international students
The White Paper itself is a meaty 121 pages however an Executive Summary is also available on GOV.UK.
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Bacs/Pay.UK confirmation of payee survey 5 March 2019
In October 2018 Pay.UK launched a service to allow a name check when a personal customer sets up a new payee on their internet banking. Pay.UK is looking to make the same technology available for Bacs users.
Pay.UK, the new home for Bacs, Faster Payments, and Cheque and Credit Clearing, is continuously seeking to improve their products and as such is seeking feedback on a range of enhancements that are in early-stage development. Pay.UK has produced a short survey which aims to obtain input on whether these enhancements are desirable, what the key considerations for development are and what features they should offer. The feedback you provide will allow Pay.UK to assess the feasibility of these enhancements and ensure they will provide tangible benefits for collecting organisations, Payment Service Providers (e.g. banks, building societies and e-money institutions etc.) and consumers, if taken forward.
Phase 1 of implementation focuses on Confirmation of Payee (CoP) for Faster Payments with Phase 2 looking to explore the potential to incorporate a CoP solution for bulk payments.
Please take a few minutes to complete this short survey.
CIPP comment The CIPP and Bacs are holding a Policy Think Tank in London on 4 April 2019 to discuss this topic further. Invites to full, fellow and chartered members will be sent out shortly. Any notes of interest before this time, please email policy.
The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals
Payroll: need to know
cipp.org.uk
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