UK orgs slam “clueless” post-Brexit immigration plan
Provisional plans to impose an earnings requirement of £30,000 for UK visas are "utterly clueless", according to UK Music's Michael Dugher
News By IQ | 20 December 2018
Michael Dugher, chief executive of industry umbrella organisation UK Music, has warned that government plans to limit immigration after Britain leaves the EU would jeopardise the UK’s “world-leading” music business.
Responding to the publication of a white paper setting out proposed post-Brexit rules for migrants – including a consultation on a minimum £30,000 salary requirement for skilled workers seeking five-year visas – Dugher says the salary threshold would exclude many musicians, songwriters and producers, who earn an average of £20,504 annually.
“The UK…
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