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UK services sector ''concerned by immigration cap''

6 October 2010
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UK services sector ''concerned by immigration cap''Companies operating in the UK's services sector are concerned that the government's cap on immigration may have a detrimental effect on their operations.

This is according to a study from the Professional and Business Services Group, which is concerned with issues relating to sectors such as legal, construction and accountancy services, the Telegraph reports.

Operations management experts in such fields may be interested in examples published by the organisation of firms that have used up their quotas for migrant workers and are struggling to appoint the staff they need.

"The restrictions have stopped us being able to move forward on a couple of instances so far this year," one professional services company stated.

With the sector responsible for around eight per cent of total UK output and 11.5 per cent of employees in the UK, such restrictions could be damaging to economic growth, the group warns.

The Professional and Business Services Group's concerns follow a statement from the Confederation of British Industry urging the government to ensure that any new immigration system supports the nation's recovery from the downturn and allows enterprises to operate internationally.ADNFCR-3058-ID-800102138-ADNFCR
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