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Yep, first thing I'd heard of it was in the comments to that article. I should have fact checked, just in case, but it is a thing.
The Immigration Skills Charge, set to be introduced in April 2017, will be levied on employers that employ migrants in skilled areas. Set at £1,000 per employee per year, and a reduced rate of £364 for small or charitable organisations, it is designed to cut down on the number of businesses taking on migrant workers and incentivise training British staff to fill those jobs.
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Geez, they were quiet about this! I thought I was generally aware of the nonsense that non-EU immigrants get subject to, but completely missed this one.