“Employers will have to bring identity back to the workplace. That’s not a good place for Northern Ireland to be”
Last week, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced the introduction of digital IDs in a bid to tackle illegal migration, including by those who enter the UK through small boat crossings from France. The logic behind the ID was simple. By obliging would-be workers to prove their right to work digitally, it would negate one of the main pull factors that criminal gangs use to lure prospective migrants – the ability to earn money. The UK government wants to put out the message clearly that if you come to the country illegally, you will not be able to work. “Digital…
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