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He acted after that firms said they were "struggling to operate" under the temporary CAP, which runs until April and limits the number of non - EU employees working in Great Britain, the 24,100 this year, down 5MC overall.

UK border agency said the system has be revised to "meet the needs of current recruitment" employers while retaining the overall ceiling. Told certificate of sponsorship applications (insufficient) would now be regarded as the most valuable or priority with staff about ￡ 40,000. Julia Onslow - Cole, Chief of PwC legal, said change gives employers "certainty" practical global immigration. ""They assure absolute as these applications through", she says.

Chamber of commerce UK supported the decision to focus by salary to ￡ 40,000 and below it says: "a much higher number would have meant the Southeast and professional services firms have easier access to the CoS as enterprises in the regions and the manufacturers".

David Frost, director-general, said: "companies have repeatedly said the Government provisional migration limit is not working and that he will be pleased to see that Ministers are modifications to assist employers to."

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