| Heading: |
Visas: Skilled Workers |
| Question ID: |
1787523 |
| UIN: |
40547 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-24 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4824 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Kim Johnson
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Kim Johnson
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether there is any flexibility in the thresholds for (a) minimum working hours and (b) actual hours worked in the context of Skilled Worker visa applications. |
| Is named day: |
true |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-03-27 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4253 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Seema Malhotra
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| Answering Member handle: |
SeemaMalhotra1
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@SeemaMalhotra1
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| Answer text: |
The general salary threshold applies regardless of the number of working hours. The occupation specific going rates are assessed according to a worker’s contracted hours, which is consistent with the approach taken in national minimum wage guidance. Some ... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |