UK Cracks Down on Companies Breaking Rules to Hire Migrant Workers

The government revoked nearly 2,000 employer work licences in the past year—double the year before—for violating employment rules. The issue exposes a contradiction: care homes rely heavily on workers from abroad, yet stricter checks and longer waiting times to stay in the UK push against each other. A government minister recently broke protocol calling for faster processing, showing how pressured this debate has become.