UK jolts workers; but US cheers students |
The UK government has framed a new set of rules under which non-European Union workers living in the country for less than 10 years will face deportation unless they earn at least £35,000 (about Rs 33 lakh) a year. But certain jobs like nursing are exempt from the rule that kicks in from April 6. On the other hand, the US has tweaked visa rules to allow international students to stay on for three years after finishing their degrees for training potentially leading to employment. A petition to repeal the new regulations has been signed by 100,000 British citizens and was even discussed in the parliament, but the government insists the new re- gulations are fair and added that the people have been given many years to prepare. In the past it has been too easy for some businesses to bring in workers from overseas rather than to take the long-term decision to train local workforce at home, according to a Bri tish Home Office spokesman. The Home Office in its impact assessment estimated that the new salary threshold will cost the British economy between £181 million and £171 million while other organisations cited a much higher amount of £761million.
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