my guess is because capital has more options than labor, and the decision makers since time immemorial are more afraid of capital leaving than labor leaving
The issue is when we allow people who do not live or pay tax in this country to make profit on assets in said country. A landlord who lives in the Cayman Islands should not be able to collect rent on UK assets while not paying the UK government tax in turn.
most labor does not individually have the means to leave like that.
also, you're talking about capital moving as in already-invested capital, while I'm talking about the people with capital making decisions to invest in the first place.