UK: Seasonal worker scheme operator, Ethero, has license revoked for not meeting Govt. 32 hour pay rule; incl. co. comment
Краткое изложение
Date Reported: 24 Авг 2024
Местонахождение: Великобритания
Компании
Ethero (part of TELPASC) - Employer , TELPASC - Other Value Chain EntityДругое
Not Reported ( Кадровые агентства ) - RecruiterЗатронуто
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Узбекистан , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Men , Documented migrants ) , Мигранты и рабочие-иммигранты: ( Number unknown - Узбекистан , Сельское хозяйство и животноводство , Women , Documented migrants )Темы
Irregular Work , Сборы за найм персонала , Access to Non-Judicial Remedy , Доступ к информации , Withholding PassportsОтвет
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
Принятые меры: When contacted by TBIJ, Ethero declined to comment.
Вид источника: News outlet
“Seasonal worker operator fury after licence revoked”
Recruitment company Ethero has had its seasonal worker licence revoked, The Grocer understands…
Ethero said it had been deemed to pose a threat to UK immigration rules by the Home Office. However, the operator strongly denies the claims – and said it had proven its case to UK Visas & Immigration (UKVI).
The … operator said that “to the day of our licence revocation, our operation was working fully within the key contractual measures that were in place between us and UKVI/Home Office”…
According to the Ethero team, the revocation was based on different interpretations of the 32-hours pay rule…
While the Home Office believes workers should be guaranteed 32 hours of work every week, the operators and the Government’s Migration Advisory Committee interpret the rule as stipulating an average of 32 hours a week…
Guaranteeing the same number of hours every week can be particularly tricky amid issues such as this year’s bad weather. ..
The Home Office does not comment on individual cases, however a spokesman told The Grocer: “We do not tolerate abuse in the labour market and sponsors must meet their obligations to workers or potentially face removal from the sponsorship register…