Written Question·Home Office·UIN 96461

Visas: Skilled Workers

Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025

Question

Mr Paul Kohler

Liberal DemocratWimbledon

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to address cases where DWP staff meet the annual Skilled Worker Visa salary threshold but are affected by the method used to calculate hourly pay.

Answer

Mike Tapp
When assessing salaries for visa purposes, our approach is consistent with that taken in national minimum wage guidance, which states:‘If you pay a salaried worker their normal salary while they are absent from work and this forms a part of their employme...

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