UK increases fee for Worker Registration Scheme
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9:38 07/09/2005
The fee for enrolment in the UK's Workers Registration Scheme (WRS) will increase from £50 to £70, starting from 1 October 2005. The Home Office said this change will ensure that the full cost of...
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