Amber Rudd told the Today programme that a plan to force companies to disclose how many foreign workers they employ was not a definite proposal Times photographer Jack HillAmber Rudd, the home secretary, indicated this morning that the government was already backing away from a plan to force companies to reveal how many foreign workers they employ. Business figures reacted with anger after it emerged that the proposal was to be considered as part of a new drive to increase the jobs available for British workers. One senior figure described the measure as a “badge of shame”. This country has moved so far in breaking through glass ceilings ... and here we are having to name and shame foreign workersLawyers also warned that the measure could be illegal, breaching anti-discrimination laws that pre-date Britain’s entry into the European Union. Ms Rudd defended the idea, saying that the country “should be…

Source: The Times October 05, 2016 10:52 UTC