Please click here to read our latest International Recruitment Project Bulletin, which includes:
- Displaced Worker Recruitment Scheme Update
- Funding now: £6,000 per worker (up to 6 per CQC-registered location).
- 242 displaced workers in new sponsored employment
- Scheme closes March 2026 – APPLY NOW.
- Legal Helpline – Now Open
- Free 30-minute consultation with Lester Aldridge Solicitors.
- Contact: 01202 786126 / sescahelp@LA-Law.com
- Free International Recruitment Webinar
- 10:00 –11:30 am, Wednesday 12 November 2025.
- Sponsoring in-country migrant workers
- Booking link
- Report by Work Rights Centre on Closure of Visa Route Described as “Cruel” by Sector Leaders
- Home Office data shows a collapse in recruitment – only 1,062 care visas issued in Q2 2025 (vs 105,000 in 2023/24).
- Vacancy rate remains 8.3% across frontline roles.
OTHER NEWS
- Fair Pay Agreement in Adult Social Care
- The government has announced £500m investment for the first-ever Fair Pay Agreement, due in 2028.
- Aims to improve pay, terms, and conditions across the sector.
- DHSC consultation open until 16 January 2026
- More info on SESCA website.
- National Minimum Wage – SESCA webinar delivered by HMRC NMW Compliance Team
- Common causes of underpayment, what to expect in compliance checks, how to identify and fix issues early
- More info on SESCA website.
- Casey Commission – Future of Adult Social Care
- Commission launched Jan 2025, led by Baroness Casey – exploring what a National Care Service could look like.
- Over 200 stakeholders engaged so far; further visits planned
- More info on SESCA website.