New UK visa rules allow modern slavery victims to leave abusive employers

The UK Government has changed its migration rules to marque it easier for recognised victims of modern slavery moving nether Skilled Worker visas to permission abusive employers and find caller jobs without losing their migration status.

The UK Home Office announced the alteration on Thursday, September 3, saying it was aimed astatine preventing susceptible workers from being trapped successful exploitative jobs due to the fact that of their visa conditions.

“No unfortunate of modern slavery should beryllium trapped with an exploitative leader due to the fact that of their migration status,” the Home Office said successful a station connected X.

It added, “From today, recognised victims connected Skilled Worker visas tin permission abusive employers and enactment elsewhere without risking their migration status.”

The alteration is contained successful the UK Government’s Explanatory Memorandum to the Statement of Changes successful Immigration Rules, HC 584, published on Thursday.

Under the Skilled Worker route, migrants are mostly expected to enactment successful the circumstantial occupation for which they were sponsored. They are usually not allowed to instrumentality different occupation if they halt moving for their sponsoring employer.

However, the caller regularisation creates an objection for Skilled Worker visa holders who person been officially identified by the Home Office Competent Authorities arsenic victims of modern slavery.

The authorities said recognised victims volition present beryllium capable to “work for immoderate ...