Work Rights Centre
@workrights.bsky.social
We’re a charity helping migrants and disadvantaged Brits access employment justice and improve social mobility. Our evidence-based campaigns drive systemic change.
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Happy New Year everyone! Our free and confidential advice service is open for 2026.
Last year was a very busy one. We do not have capacity to take on any new immigration matters until the end of January 2026. We apologise for the inconvenience.
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Last year was a very busy one. We do not have capacity to take on any new immigration matters until the end of January 2026. We apologise for the inconvenience.
www.workrightscentre.org/get-help/
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Get our help for free if you need employment rights legal advice or help to secure your immigration status
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January 5, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Happy New Year everyone! Our free and confidential advice service is open for 2026.
Last year was a very busy one. We do not have capacity to take on any new immigration matters until the end of January 2026. We apologise for the inconvenience.
www.workrightscentre.org/get-help/
Last year was a very busy one. We do not have capacity to take on any new immigration matters until the end of January 2026. We apologise for the inconvenience.
www.workrightscentre.org/get-help/
We will be closed from 25 December 2025 - 1 January 2026 inclusive.
Happy Holidays and see you in the New Year 💛
Happy Holidays and see you in the New Year 💛
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We will be closed from 25 December 2025 - 1 January 2026 inclusive.
Happy Holidays and see you in the New Year 💛
Happy Holidays and see you in the New Year 💛
We take our impact very seriously. Here's a snapshot of what we achieved in 2025:
💥£173K recovered for people exploited by their employers
💥481 people supported to understand & secure their immigration status
💥8 Home Office decisions contested
Read more⬇️
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💥£173K recovered for people exploited by their employers
💥481 people supported to understand & secure their immigration status
💥8 Home Office decisions contested
Read more⬇️
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Our impact | Work Rights Centre
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December 22, 2025 at 12:40 PM
We take our impact very seriously. Here's a snapshot of what we achieved in 2025:
💥£173K recovered for people exploited by their employers
💥481 people supported to understand & secure their immigration status
💥8 Home Office decisions contested
Read more⬇️
www.workrightscentre.org/about-us/our...
💥£173K recovered for people exploited by their employers
💥481 people supported to understand & secure their immigration status
💥8 Home Office decisions contested
Read more⬇️
www.workrightscentre.org/about-us/our...
Are you an employment lawyer, caseworker or worker seeking justice at the tribunal?
In partnership with @tbij.bsky.social we're finding out what's behind the delays pushing some hearings into 2028!
Please take 3 minutes to share your experience.
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In partnership with @tbij.bsky.social we're finding out what's behind the delays pushing some hearings into 2028!
Please take 3 minutes to share your experience.
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Employment tribunal delays - tell TBIJ about your experience
The Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) and the Work Rights Centre are researching the growing delays in the employment tribunal system, and how this is impacting workers' ability to access jus...
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December 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Are you an employment lawyer, caseworker or worker seeking justice at the tribunal?
In partnership with @tbij.bsky.social we're finding out what's behind the delays pushing some hearings into 2028!
Please take 3 minutes to share your experience.
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In partnership with @tbij.bsky.social we're finding out what's behind the delays pushing some hearings into 2028!
Please take 3 minutes to share your experience.
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🔊We are launching a NEW CAMPAIGN to stand against the government's plans to put ILR even further out of reach for most migrants (except the wealthy!)
These plans are morally wrong and will damage our society and communities. Stand with us to oppose them✊
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These plans are morally wrong and will damage our society and communities. Stand with us to oppose them✊
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Oppose ILR changes | Work Rights Centre
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December 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🔊We are launching a NEW CAMPAIGN to stand against the government's plans to put ILR even further out of reach for most migrants (except the wealthy!)
These plans are morally wrong and will damage our society and communities. Stand with us to oppose them✊
www.workrightscentre.org/our-campaign...
These plans are morally wrong and will damage our society and communities. Stand with us to oppose them✊
www.workrightscentre.org/our-campaign...
🚨New research by the Migration Advisory Committee shows migrants who came to the UK on the Skilled Worker visa route in 2022/23 likely to make a +47bn fiscal contribution over their lifetime. Even the lowest earners excluded from the route after the July changes make a positive contribution
December 11, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🚨New research by the Migration Advisory Committee shows migrants who came to the UK on the Skilled Worker visa route in 2022/23 likely to make a +47bn fiscal contribution over their lifetime. Even the lowest earners excluded from the route after the July changes make a positive contribution
New NRM stats today show significant decrease in the time it's taking for cases to receive Conclusive Grounds decisions.
📉 As of the 30 Nov 2025 there were 6,749 cases awaiting a CG decision; a 26% decrease compared to 30 September 2025 (9,107) and a 77% decrease from the peak of 29,275 in 2022.
📉 As of the 30 Nov 2025 there were 6,749 cases awaiting a CG decision; a 26% decrease compared to 30 September 2025 (9,107) and a 77% decrease from the peak of 29,275 in 2022.
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
New NRM stats today show significant decrease in the time it's taking for cases to receive Conclusive Grounds decisions.
📉 As of the 30 Nov 2025 there were 6,749 cases awaiting a CG decision; a 26% decrease compared to 30 September 2025 (9,107) and a 77% decrease from the peak of 29,275 in 2022.
📉 As of the 30 Nov 2025 there were 6,749 cases awaiting a CG decision; a 26% decrease compared to 30 September 2025 (9,107) and a 77% decrease from the peak of 29,275 in 2022.
🚨Changes to immigration could wipe £10bn from the Treasury, reveals the government's impact assessment.
The losses are almost certain: older & disabled people will find it harder to get care, and between -£10.8bn and -£2.2bn will be lost in taxes; while the benefits are uncertain & intangible. 1/X
The losses are almost certain: older & disabled people will find it harder to get care, and between -£10.8bn and -£2.2bn will be lost in taxes; while the benefits are uncertain & intangible. 1/X
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December 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🚨Changes to immigration could wipe £10bn from the Treasury, reveals the government's impact assessment.
The losses are almost certain: older & disabled people will find it harder to get care, and between -£10.8bn and -£2.2bn will be lost in taxes; while the benefits are uncertain & intangible. 1/X
The losses are almost certain: older & disabled people will find it harder to get care, and between -£10.8bn and -£2.2bn will be lost in taxes; while the benefits are uncertain & intangible. 1/X
In her budget, the Chancellor set out plans to establish a 'hidden economy team' in the Fair Work Agency.
Could this signify a shift away from protecting the most vulnerable workers, and towards tougher immigration enforcement on behalf of the Home Office?
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Could this signify a shift away from protecting the most vulnerable workers, and towards tougher immigration enforcement on behalf of the Home Office?
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Will the Fair Work Agency put immigration enforcement before workers’ rights? | Work Rights Centre
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December 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
In her budget, the Chancellor set out plans to establish a 'hidden economy team' in the Fair Work Agency.
Could this signify a shift away from protecting the most vulnerable workers, and towards tougher immigration enforcement on behalf of the Home Office?
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
Could this signify a shift away from protecting the most vulnerable workers, and towards tougher immigration enforcement on behalf of the Home Office?
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
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Concerning briefing from @workrights.bsky.social noting 2025 budget suggests that the Fair Work Agency will be used as an immigration enforcement vehicle - which would detract from its much-needed role in improved labour inspection and support for workers www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
Will the Fair Work Agency put immigration enforcement before workers’ rights? | Work Rights Centre
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December 4, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Concerning briefing from @workrights.bsky.social noting 2025 budget suggests that the Fair Work Agency will be used as an immigration enforcement vehicle - which would detract from its much-needed role in improved labour inspection and support for workers www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
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Next up, we have Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO, @workrights.bsky.social, discussing migrant workers’ rights & how the post-Brexit system fuels the risk of labour exploitation.
Find out more about Work Rights Centre here: www.workrightscentre.org
Find out more about Work Rights Centre here: www.workrightscentre.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Next up, we have Dr Dora-Olivia Vicol, CEO, @workrights.bsky.social, discussing migrant workers’ rights & how the post-Brexit system fuels the risk of labour exploitation.
Find out more about Work Rights Centre here: www.workrightscentre.org
Find out more about Work Rights Centre here: www.workrightscentre.org
Following announcements from Rachel Reeves in the Budget, we are concerned that the Fair Work Agency's focus and resources are being shifted - not towards protecting the most vulnerable workers, but towards tougher immigration enforcement.
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Is the Fair Work Agency putting immigration enforcement before workers’ rights? | Work Rights Centre
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December 3, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Following announcements from Rachel Reeves in the Budget, we are concerned that the Fair Work Agency's focus and resources are being shifted - not towards protecting the most vulnerable workers, but towards tougher immigration enforcement.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
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😮We're seeing final hearings listed for 2028 - that can't be right!
So, we're launching a new research project to find out what's behind the eyewatering Employment Tribunal delays, and to document the impact on claimants seeking justice.
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So, we're launching a new research project to find out what's behind the eyewatering Employment Tribunal delays, and to document the impact on claimants seeking justice.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
New research project on Employment Tribunal capacity and delays | Work Rights Centre
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December 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
😮We're seeing final hearings listed for 2028 - that can't be right!
So, we're launching a new research project to find out what's behind the eyewatering Employment Tribunal delays, and to document the impact on claimants seeking justice.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
So, we're launching a new research project to find out what's behind the eyewatering Employment Tribunal delays, and to document the impact on claimants seeking justice.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plans to create a temporary 30-month refugee status risk locking refugees out of good, sustainable work, and pushing them towards exploiters or traffickers.
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How new asylum rules creating a temporary refugee status will fuel exploitation | Work Rights Centre
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December 2, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plans to create a temporary 30-month refugee status risk locking refugees out of good, sustainable work, and pushing them towards exploiters or traffickers.
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One of Earned Settlement's plans is aimed at addressing a concern about those with ILR claiming benefits and that there will be a surge. ILR (with recourse to public funds) has existed for decades. Looking at the data carefully it's not entirely clear what the evidence is for the gov's worries.
December 2, 2025 at 10:57 AM
One of Earned Settlement's plans is aimed at addressing a concern about those with ILR claiming benefits and that there will be a surge. ILR (with recourse to public funds) has existed for decades. Looking at the data carefully it's not entirely clear what the evidence is for the gov's worries.
The government's proposals to calculate settlement qualifying periods on a case-by-case basis will penalise migrants who get sick, are exploited or become destitute.
Read our analysis and understand the proposed contributing factors ⬇️
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Read our analysis and understand the proposed contributing factors ⬇️
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Earned settlement proposals: An extraordinary betrayal of migrant communities | Work Rights Centre
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December 1, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The government's proposals to calculate settlement qualifying periods on a case-by-case basis will penalise migrants who get sick, are exploited or become destitute.
Read our analysis and understand the proposed contributing factors ⬇️
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Read our analysis and understand the proposed contributing factors ⬇️
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'These changes will make refugees poorer, less able to integrate, and more vulnerable to exploitation. This cannot be what British compassion looks like today.'
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Callous UK asylum plan puts refugees at risk of labour abuse | Context by TRF
A radical overhaul of UK asylum rules will put refugees’ lives on hold for years, leaving them more vulnerable to exploitation
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November 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
'These changes will make refugees poorer, less able to integrate, and more vulnerable to exploitation. This cannot be what British compassion looks like today.'
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Rachel Reeves' decision to lift the two-child limit on benefits is a hard-won, long overdue victory that will lift 350,000 children out of poverty.
However, it will make no difference to children whose parents are migrants and subject to NRPF (banned from claiming benefits).
However, it will make no difference to children whose parents are migrants and subject to NRPF (banned from claiming benefits).
November 26, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Rachel Reeves' decision to lift the two-child limit on benefits is a hard-won, long overdue victory that will lift 350,000 children out of poverty.
However, it will make no difference to children whose parents are migrants and subject to NRPF (banned from claiming benefits).
However, it will make no difference to children whose parents are migrants and subject to NRPF (banned from claiming benefits).
It's been a dark week for immigration policy. Our statement on the proposals to restrict routes to settlement below calls out this extraordinary betrayal of migrant communities. More on this soon. Solidarity with all those affected by these announcements.
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Radical restrictions of routes to settlement would be callous | Work Rights Centre
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November 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
It's been a dark week for immigration policy. Our statement on the proposals to restrict routes to settlement below calls out this extraordinary betrayal of migrant communities. More on this soon. Solidarity with all those affected by these announcements.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
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Shabana Mahmood's proposal to stop being told to "go back home" is to send people "home". Her proposal to stop black and brown people from feeling like they don't belong, is to bake in to the immigration system that they will never belong.
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Shabana Mahmood's proposal to stop being told to "go back home" is to send people "home". Her proposal to stop black and brown people from feeling like they don't belong, is to bake in to the immigration system that they will never belong.
Our Policy Manager Adis Sehic is in Westminster Hall today for a drop-in session with MPs to discuss our concerns over the immigration changes that will overhaul the skilled worker route and double the ILR eligibility to 10 years.
Thank you to @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social for hosting us.
Thank you to @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social for hosting us.
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Our Policy Manager Adis Sehic is in Westminster Hall today for a drop-in session with MPs to discuss our concerns over the immigration changes that will overhaul the skilled worker route and double the ILR eligibility to 10 years.
Thank you to @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social for hosting us.
Thank you to @neilduncanjordan.bsky.social for hosting us.
1. These changes will force refugees - people fleeing war, torture, persecution - into a state of permanent precarity for two decades. It is very difficult for people with time-limited leave to secure good work, as most employers look for certainty. Shutting refugees out of good work only... (1/X)
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
1. These changes will force refugees - people fleeing war, torture, persecution - into a state of permanent precarity for two decades. It is very difficult for people with time-limited leave to secure good work, as most employers look for certainty. Shutting refugees out of good work only... (1/X)
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Expect further evidence for why the proposals to double ILR eligibility are a terrible idea, & a new project investigating the discrimination faced by pregnant migrant workers.
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We're looking for a trainee solicitor with a strong sense of justice to join our team ✨
By the end of two years you will have the opportunity to fully qualify as a solicitor, with the costs of all mandatory legal training and exams fully covered.
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By the end of two years you will have the opportunity to fully qualify as a solicitor, with the costs of all mandatory legal training and exams fully covered.
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We’re recruiting a Trainee Solicitor (Immigration and Employment) | Work Rights Centre
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November 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We're looking for a trainee solicitor with a strong sense of justice to join our team ✨
By the end of two years you will have the opportunity to fully qualify as a solicitor, with the costs of all mandatory legal training and exams fully covered.
www.workrightscentre.org/publications...
By the end of two years you will have the opportunity to fully qualify as a solicitor, with the costs of all mandatory legal training and exams fully covered.
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We've been blown away by the response to our survey about the Government's proposed changes to settlement - almost 1,500 people have got in touch to share their thoughts.
It's not too late to share yours - tell us before it closes this Sunday: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VJ92XKF
It's not too late to share yours - tell us before it closes this Sunday: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VJ92XKF
Survey: changes to settlement and citizenship in the UK
If you think you'll be affected by the changes proposed by the UK government to settlement and citizenship, please tell us what you think.
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November 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
We've been blown away by the response to our survey about the Government's proposed changes to settlement - almost 1,500 people have got in touch to share their thoughts.
It's not too late to share yours - tell us before it closes this Sunday: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VJ92XKF
It's not too late to share yours - tell us before it closes this Sunday: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VJ92XKF