General · 15 June 2026
Reform plans new tax on firms hiring foreign staff
Reform UK wants to change a key part of the Brexit deal, meaning EU citizens here could lose jobs. Robert Jenrick, Reform UK's Treasury spokesperson, said companies hiring foreign workers would pay more National Insurance and a new levy. He admitted that even EU citizens with settled status wouldn't count as 'British workers' under these plans.
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