Our latest news, blogs and updates about the West Midlands International Recruitment Programme.
New Immigration Rules
New Immigration Rules and 2025/26 International Recruitment Fund: Key Updates for Adult Social Care Providers and Local Authorities From 9 April 2025, new immigration rules came into effect requiring employers to consider recruiting displaced [...]
West Midlands prompt cards for safeguarding issues associated with international recruitment
West Midlands prompt cards for safeguarding issues associated with international recruitment We have designed two prompt cards to support local authorities, in relation to international recruitment, with internal information sharing when [...]
Important updates for Care Providers recruiting international care workers
We want to share some key updates regarding international recruitment. In particular, we’d like to highlight recent developments regarding sponsor licence revocations and direct you to new guidance on the West [...]
International Recruitment Bulletin Issue – January 2025
The 2024-25 International Recruitment Programme is now well and truly underway. Within this E-Bulletin we provide an update in terms of the support now available for both Care Providers and displaced [...]
Right To Work video
In this video, we provide guidance to social care providers on complying with their Right to Work obligations, including when and how to carry out Right to Work checks. We also [...]
Bulletin 4 – IR Communications
Welcome to our June E-Bulletin. In this month’s E-Bulletin, we share some of the activity that has been taking place at a local level, learnings from phase one and new international [...]
Bulletin 3 – IR Communications
Welcome to our May E-Bulletin. Here we share updates and resources around International Recruitment to support care providers and local authorities across the West Midlands. As the current Regional International Recruitment [...]
International recruitment fund for the adult social care sector 2024 to 2025
The Department of Health and Social Care published the International recruitment fund for the adult social care sector 2024 to 2025, which is a prospectus setting out requirements for next year’s [...]
Modern Day Slavery Brochure
Click the button below to view our Online brochure for: Ensuring Compliance with Overseas workers Employment rights and Safety. View online brochure
Webinar – Retention of overseas staff (week 4)
In this session we talked about: Your responsibilities after recruitment Tips for retaining overseas staff What costs can be clawed back? What to do when visa is coming to an end [...]
Bulletin 2 – IR Communications
Welcome to our monthly E-Bulletin. This edition covers the months of February and March – we have chosen to combine these two months to ensure more comprehensive coverage about the support [...]
Webinar: Overseas Recruitment (week 3)
In session 3 we looked at: CQC compliance and providers responsibilities with a focus on International Recruitment Best Practice for recruitment /recruits experience /providers processes Please contact internationalrecruitment@wmemployers.org.uk for the webinar [...]










