Testing the truth

The recent rule changes proposed on employing Tier 1 highly skilled migrants bring added anxiety to foreign staff and their UK employers.It is of huge importance that migrant staff have the linguistic skills necessary to do their jobs and to integrate into society. To help this process the UK Border Agency has introduced English language testing for migrants wanting to enter or stay in the UK.
 

It’s untenable to have a normal retirement age in public-sector schemes that is significantly different from the state retirement age

Brian Bailey, Director of pensions, West Midlands Pension Fund and member of High Pay Commission