A post-Brexit minimum salary requirement may make recruitment harder in the hotel industry, according to the managing director of Northern Ireland's Hastings Hotels. A £30,000 ($39,000) minimum salary rule for overseas workers applying for a five-year UK working visa is under consideration by the UK government. However, as the average private sector wage in Northern Ireland is £8,000 below this level, the salary requirement could have a detrimental effect on recruitment, said Howard Hastings. The British government has been considering proposals that would require employers who employ more than 250 people from outside Britain to pay at least 30% tax and provide social security benefits equivalent to those paid to their domestic
A post-Brexit minimum salary requirement may make recruitment harder in the hotel industry, according to the managing director of Northern Ireland's Hastings Hotels. A £30,000 ($39,000) minimum salary rule for overseas workers applying for a five-year UK working visa is under consideration by the UK government. However, as the average private sector wage in Northern Ireland is £8,000 below this level, the salary requirement could have a detrimental effect on recruitment, said Howard Hastings. The Home Office said the system would support businesses and emphasised that firms should hire and train UK employees.