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The bill targets unscrupulous employees
Agency rights bill passes second reading

A private member’s bill which would improve temporary workers’ rights has moved to committee stage in the Commons. Labour MP Andrew Miller’s legislation, which proposes a strengthened regulatory regime safeguarding agency workers’ rights, was passed by 147 votes to 11 on its second reading. There are over 1.4 million agency workers in the UK who… Read more »

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Johnson says UK medics will get priority
Foreign medics ‘banned’ from NHS

The Department of Health (DoH) has restated its intention British medical graduates are prioritised for training posts in the UK. The DoH issued guidance last year that no international medical graduate (IMG) should be recruited if a candidate from the UK or European Economic Area (EEA) was available – but this was struck down by… Read more »