Four research reports from June 2008

The impact of migration from new EU Member States on native workers
(Dept. of Work & Pensions, June 2008)

Abstract: This paper examines the impact of migration from the new EU Member States on the labour market outcomes of natives in the UK… We find no statistically significant impact of A8 migration on claimant unemployment. In particular [...]

Migrants Rights News – Special Bulletin – June 2008

UKBA singles out BME businesses for fines in crackdown on irregular migrant workers
The UK Border Agency’s recent ‘name and shame’ list shows that the overwhelming majority of businesses fined during May for the employment of undocumented migrants were black and minority ethnic takeaway shops and restaurants.
The release of this information supports wider concerns, expressed [...]