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Dodgy care company antics..how is this allowed?

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Vanillachocolate1 · 08/11/2026 16:03

I work for a franchise care company and we have around 10 carers working under Visa sponsorship, some of whom have worked for them for a couple of years.

They've apparently all been told this month that their sponsorship will not be renewed by the company and have been given their notice to leave, I'm not sure exactly how much notice they've been given.

Unsure whether our company will be helping them to find a new sponsor, but I feel bad for them. A couple of days before this I saw on Indeed that they are hiring for multiple carers on a higher rate of pay than existing ones?
I'm not happy with the company so far for other reasons, and so I'm looking for new roles but just find all this a bit odd?

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Vanillachocolate1 · 08/11/2026 16:04

These sponsored carers work ridiculous hours (seems to be par for the course in domiciliary care) and I feel they're already taken advantage of.

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ExtraOnions · 08/11/2026 16:06

Maybe they are looking for staff who are eligible to work without a Visa.

AlwaysRightISwear · 08/11/2026 17:48

Have there been any changes to the legal requirements for visa sponsorship?

Whyherewego · 08/11/2026 17:50

Depending on their salaries it may be that the company can no longer sponsor them? Because they dont meet the threshold.
I mean it seems unfair but the company are not required to renew the sponsorship. I would have thought other companies would though. I hope they find something soon

NameChangeScot · 08/11/2026 17:53

Is it not quite expensive to sponsor people?

They also need to prove that it's a job that can't be done by someone in the country, which is pretty hard to do for care work.

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