Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Grahame Morris (Labour), on Wednesday, 5 March 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 21 members in total.

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Skilled worker legislation impact on government workers

That this House expresses serious concern about the impact of the Skilled Worker Visa legislation on low-paid Government workers; notes that over 500 staff working for the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) alone fall below the current income threshold; further notes that the higher income demand implemented by the previous Government and supported by the new administration means that hundreds of DWP employees will be forced to find higher-paid work elsewhere or seek jobs that have a lower income threshold, or will face deportation from the UK; understands this is causing untold stress for these employees and their families; recognises this situation is worsening the DWP staffing crisis, where workloads are already unsustainable; believes the situation could be avoided if the way DWP calculates the hourly rates of these employees were to be adjusted; acknowledges that, as these Executive Officer grade staff make crucial decisions and give advice and support to claimants seeking employment, this situation illustrates the need to address the fall in the value of pay for Government workers; and urges the Home Secretary to intervene to review the legislation and salary thresholds for individuals working in the civil service, and to allow DWP and other impacted Government departments to adjust the way hourly rates are calculated to avoid the stress suffered by valuable public servants and to avoid compounding the staffing and service crises that currently exist in the Department.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

903 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Kim Johnson

Mary Glindon

Cat Eccles

Neil Duncan-Jordan

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Subjects

Public sector Visas Skilled workers

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk