Last year, work permits for foreign IT workers were increased from 25,000 to 34,000, up by 32% from previous year. The boost raised fears of importing cheap foreign high tech professionals at the cost of Britons.
As many as 27000 visas, about 80% were given to IT professionals from India. While low-skilled jobs continue being shipped to India, high skilled Indian IT professionals are taking up managerial roles.
Trade Unions complained that IT workers in UK are losing jobs or failing to find work in their own country. The employers representatives feel that IT skills of UK staff fall short of foreign rivals, convincing them to hire better qualified skilled professionals. There is consensus that global competitiveness is changing the way businesses hire staff; quality staff will get preference regardless of where they come from.
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