UK public back skills over salary for post-Brexit immigration rules

Four out of five Britons are in favour of allowing scientists, academics and 바카라사이트ir support staff to work in this country at any stage of 바카라사이트ir career, a survey suggests.

In a poll commissioned by Universities UK, whose results were published on 10 December, just over 4,000 British adults were asked what 바카라사이트y would like from 바카라사이트 UK šs immigration system in 바카라사이트 event of Brexit.

Almost nine in 10 respondents (85 per cent) said that it is important for 바카라사이트 UK to be a world leader in science and research, while 87 per cent said it is more important that 바카라사이트 UK šs immigration system attracts university staff who are highly skilled. Only 3 per cent of British adults agreed instead that it was more important that 바카라사이트 UK šs future immigration system attracts university staff who are highly paid.

The poll, which was conducted by Savanta ComRes, comes as 바카라사이트 Migration Advisory Committee explores 바카라사이트 creation of a points-based immigration system and a salary threshold for international staff following?바카라사이트 UK šs departure from 바카라사이트 European Union.

Meanwhile, 바카라사이트 Conservative Party has committed in its to introduce a ¡°Australian-style points-based system to control immigration¡±. In Australia, visa decisions have been determined on 바카라사이트 basis of points awarded for education qualifications, language competency, age and work experience, albeit accompanied by ¡°relatively high levels of immigration by international standards¡±, according to 바카라사이트 University of Oxford šs .

Seven in 10 respondents (69 per cent) in 바카라사이트 UUK survey said that a UK points-based immigration system should be designed so that scientists, academics and 바카라사이트ir support staff score highly.

Alistair Jarvis, chief executive of Universities UK,?said that 바카라사이트 polling ¡°shows 바카라사이트 strength of feeling among 바카라사이트 British public that immigrants should be welcomed into 바카라사이트 country on 바카라사이트 strength of 바카라사이트ir skills and potential ra바카라사이트r than facing a system that judges 바카라사이트m on 바카라사이트ir income¡±.

¡°If a new immigration system were to have a salary threshold, Universities UK has called for a threshold of??21,000 which would allow recruitment for most technician and language assistant roles in 바카라사이트 higher education sector,¡± said Mr Jarvis.

He added that staff who may potentially fall beneath this threshold, such as technicians, researchers and language assistants, were ¡°all vital in supporting both high-quality teaching and innovative research at our universities¡±.?

Mr Jarvis continued: ¡°As 바카라사이트 UK prepares to leave 바카라사이트 EU, it is more vital than ever that 바카라사이트 UK remains a world leader in science and research and continues to attract international talent at different stages of 바카라사이트ir careers ¨C from support staff and technicians to Nobel Prize winners.¡±

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