Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’

Nigel Farage's Reform UK has proposed a 'migrant worker surcharge'—requiring employers to pay higher national insurance rates plus an annual charge for any staff without a UK passport, exempting Irish nationals but including Europeans with settled status. According to The Guardian, experts warn the policy would harm the NHS and social care, cause teacher shortages, and potentially bankrupt universities.

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