UK relaxes visa rules in bid to attract foreign workers to construction industry

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UK relaxes visa rules in bid to attract foreign workers to construction industry
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Carpenters, bricklayers and roofers are among migrant workers who will be allowed to apply for work visas

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The government is "temporarily easing visa restrictions" for a string of construction roles by adding them to the shortage occupation list, the Home Office said.

Over 100 jobs at risk as one of the UK's largest housebuilding companies plans to close two sites and cut office staffUniversity is 'great but not the only way to succeed', PM tells LBC as he outlines crackdown on ‘Mickey Mouse’ degrees Industry leaders warned builders could be one of the worst hit by the changes to the UK's immigration rules which meant visas would not routinely be offered to migrant workers in jobs which were considered by ministers and officials to be low-skilled.

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