The Recruitment and Retention of Central and Eastern European Migrant Workers in the United Kingdom: A Panacea or a Problem under the New Policies of 'Managed Migration'?

Pemberton, S; Stevens, C

Abstract

The latest changes in the UK government's managed migration policy with the introduction of a new Points-Based System have been recognized as privileging White European economic migrant workers – including those from Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries – at the expense of low-skilled (non-White) workers from outside of the European Union. However, analysis reveals that a series of recruitment and retention barriers may impinge upon the ‘effectiveness’ of such a strategy – particularly the intersection of CEE migrant ‘agency’ with labour market opportunities and UK immigration/welfare policies. In turn, a reassessment of the current approach to ‘managed migration’ is advocated.

Citation

Pemberton, S., & Stevens, C. (2009). The Recruitment and Retention of Central and Eastern European Migrant Workers in the United Kingdom: A Panacea or a Problem under the New Policies of 'Managed Migration'?. Regional Studies, 1289 - 1300. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400903365185

• Acceptance Date: Oct 1, 2008
• Publication Date: Nov 27, 2009
• Journal: Regional Studies
• Print ISSN: 0034-3404
• Publisher: Routledge
• Pages: 1289 - 1300
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00343400903365185
• Keywords: Central and Eastern European (CEE) economic migrants; recruitment; retention; agency; policy
• Publisher URL: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00343400903365185