Luke Piper
@lukepiper.bsky.social
Solicitor. Head of Immigration at the Work Rights Centre. All things U.K. immigration law / policy mainly. Yorkshireman in Bristol.
Consistently people will ask 'how do I get to identify roles across the UK not just regionally?'.
November 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Consistently people will ask 'how do I get to identify roles across the UK not just regionally?'.
No. Most people I have spoken with have tried and tried. Few are lucky, most are not. And it's not always the case that they don't have experience in the profession. In many it is that they have been too long out of work because of the various failures...
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
No. Most people I have spoken with have tried and tried. Few are lucky, most are not. And it's not always the case that they don't have experience in the profession. In many it is that they have been too long out of work because of the various failures...
He got his settled status.
November 7, 2025 at 7:38 AM
He got his settled status.
Fernando (33), who was 12 when he came to the UK, was detained by the Home Office as part of their upgraded immigration raids. Held for 29 days. We are supporting him with an application for settled status. No way to know, but this is unlikely to be isolated. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Motorcyclist on shopping trip arrested amid Labour’s crackdown on undocumented migrants
Fernando Fontoura, who moved to the UK aged 12, detained in drive to find people ‘illegally working’ as delivery drivers
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Thanks again, this is important insight!
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Thanks again, this is important insight!
Yes I was meaning to include that in this conveyor belt analogy. Sure visas aren't guaranteed, but when they're advertised with routes to settlement, you can see why the reaction will be what it is!
November 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Yes I was meaning to include that in this conveyor belt analogy. Sure visas aren't guaranteed, but when they're advertised with routes to settlement, you can see why the reaction will be what it is!
Yes it makes sense. A lot of people are going to feel v.hard done by when they get the end of the conveyor belt with nowhere to go. Most outrage is at the potential switch from the 5-10 year rule, I can see why what we are discussing should attract similar really.
November 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Yes it makes sense. A lot of people are going to feel v.hard done by when they get the end of the conveyor belt with nowhere to go. Most outrage is at the potential switch from the 5-10 year rule, I can see why what we are discussing should attract similar really.
Thanks for sharing this! It's very interesting but also alarming.
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Thanks for sharing this! It's very interesting but also alarming.
I think that must be right about the 4 yrs being deliberate. I've seen a few people with post4/24CoS and are going to be hit hard by the salary changes. They and their employers didn't realise what is to come. I don't think this is a unique.
November 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
I think that must be right about the 4 yrs being deliberate. I've seen a few people with post4/24CoS and are going to be hit hard by the salary changes. They and their employers didn't realise what is to come. I don't think this is a unique.
Which is fair enough! I think there will be people who just won't want to take the risk even if they meet the requirements. The volatility in the system makes the UK a bad investment.
November 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Which is fair enough! I think there will be people who just won't want to take the risk even if they meet the requirements. The volatility in the system makes the UK a bad investment.
Those changes to salaries are insane in a lot of cases. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the minimum for 2412.
November 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Those changes to salaries are insane in a lot of cases. I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the minimum for 2412.
My reasoning was because people are platforming the report as credible. For example, on @lbc.co.uk now with Marr interviewing NT...
October 30, 2025 at 6:41 PM
My reasoning was because people are platforming the report as credible. For example, on @lbc.co.uk now with Marr interviewing NT...
Oh i was just poking fun! I can't imagine it is listed tomorrow
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Oh i was just poking fun! I can't imagine it is listed tomorrow
Ha. It is supposed to have second reading tomorrow.
October 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Ha. It is supposed to have second reading tomorrow.
The right to work guidance is already complicated. These changes will make it even more daunting.
Those contributing to the consultation should look to identify practical implementation issues/scenarios IMO. But I fear the code will struggle to fully mitigate problems. /3
Those contributing to the consultation should look to identify practical implementation issues/scenarios IMO. But I fear the code will struggle to fully mitigate problems. /3
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The right to work guidance is already complicated. These changes will make it even more daunting.
Those contributing to the consultation should look to identify practical implementation issues/scenarios IMO. But I fear the code will struggle to fully mitigate problems. /3
Those contributing to the consultation should look to identify practical implementation issues/scenarios IMO. But I fear the code will struggle to fully mitigate problems. /3
The changes on the face of it might appear simple - expanding right to work from employer to include self-employed/gig economy situations.
However, when you start thinking about this in practice you realise it is anything but. Especially in the context of supply chains. /2
However, when you start thinking about this in practice you realise it is anything but. Especially in the context of supply chains. /2
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The changes on the face of it might appear simple - expanding right to work from employer to include self-employed/gig economy situations.
However, when you start thinking about this in practice you realise it is anything but. Especially in the context of supply chains. /2
However, when you start thinking about this in practice you realise it is anything but. Especially in the context of supply chains. /2