Company transfers hurt UK IT workers, claim union and trade body

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Unite argues that tax breaks on intra-company transfers encourages firms to favour them over domestic workers

Intra-company immigration is hitting workers in the IT sector particularly hard - and the government has missed a "golden opportunity to root out abuse and misuse by companies" according to the Uni...

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