Have your say: UK fashion and textile industry's response to immigration and visa changes

The UK Government is looking at different ways of managing immigration and in particular the visa system. The Migration Advisory Committee are currently looking at how a points based visa system might work. To help UKFT represent the industry’s views to the government, we would be grateful if you would take 5 minutes to complete this survey. Your answers will remain anonymous but the combined responses of all companies will be used by UKFT when speaking to the government.

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* 1. Company name

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* 2. Your full name

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* 3. Job title

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* 4. Email address

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* 5. How many people do you employ in the UK?

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* 6. During the past 5 years have you recruited people from the: (Please select all that apply)

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* 7. Over the next 12 months are you likely to recruit people from : (Please select all that apply)

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* 8. Have you ever had to use the UK visa system to recruit staff

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* 9. If yes, are you currently licensed to sponsor workers under the Tier 2 (General) visa?

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* 10. Are the salaries required by the immigration rules for the Tier 2 (General) visa generally:

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* 11. To what extent do you agree or disagree that there should be a minimum salary threshold for overseas workers coming into the UK above the legal requirement, like the national minimum wage

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* 12. To what extent do you agree or disagree that if there is a salary threshold for overseas workers coming into the UK, it should be applied universally across the economy and UK, with a few exceptions to keep the system simple

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* 13. To what extent do you agree or disagree that if there are salary thresholds for overseas workers coming to the UK, there need to be a variety to reflect employer needs

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* 14. If there were tailored salary thresholds for overseas workers, to what extent do you agree that they should be varied by sector

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* 15. If there were tailored salary thresholds for overseas workers, to what extent do you agree that they should be varied by region/country

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* 16. If there were tailored salary thresholds for overseas workers, to what extent do you agree that they should be varied by new entrants/young workers

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* 17. If there were tailored salary thresholds for overseas workers, to what extent do you agree that they should be varied by occupation

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* 18. If there were tailored salary thresholds what do you think would be a realistic minimum for

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* 19. Do you have difficulty in recruiting?

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* 20. If yes, for which roles? (tick all that apply)

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* 21. Do you think jobs judged to be in shortage should have:

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