Archive for February 2012
Migrant workers will need to earn at least £35,000 to qualify for settlement in the UK, says the Home Office.
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The UK Border Agency has today completed the rollout of biometric residence permits in the UK. This significantly increases the number of biometric residence permits issued by the agency. From 29 February 2012, all applicants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) applying to stay in the UK for more than 6 months will have to register their fingerprints and digital facial image. Successful applicants will be issued a biometric residence permit as evidence of immigration status and entitlements in the UK. This includes refugees and those granted settlement.
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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) have recommended the annual limit on skilled workers from outside of the European Economic Area should remain unchanged for the next financial year.
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United Kingdom: Recruitment market shows signs of ‘bouncing back’
Posted by Bernadette in Accounting and Finance, HR, IT, Law, Marketing and Communications, UK, UK News
Falling numbers of vacancies in the second half of 2011 hinted growth would be slow going into the New Year, but figures for January 2012 paint a more positive picture than predicted.
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Nearly one in five (19%) of IT professionals are planning to re-skill entirely to become mobile computing specialists, according to IT recruitment site CWJobs.co.uk.
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United Kingdom: HR
Posted by Deb in Accounting and Finance, HR, IT, Law, Marketing and Communications, UK, UK News
The HR profession is undergoing a period of change at present and the demand for talent able to deal with fundamental change in business is also sought after
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United Kingdom: REC’s ‘JobsOutlook’ paints positive picture
Posted by Deb in Accounting and Finance, HR, IT, Law, Marketing and Communications, UK, UK News, UK Research
The survey also revealed that the short-term outlook for agency staff is now stronger than a year ago, reinforcing that the Agency Workers Regulations have not dampened employers’ plans for building flexibility into their workforces.
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People searching for new IT jobs in Scotland will be pleased to hear that January saw a rise in the number of permanent jobs available.
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United Kingdom: Recruitment industry supports shorter redundancy consultations
Posted by Simon in Accounting and Finance, Law, UK, UK News
Spokespeople for recruiter Morgan Hunt and employment lawyer Thomas Eggar have lent their support to plans to reduce the current 90-day minimum length of consultations on staff redundancies to 30 days.
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United Kingdom: Worst cities to find a job
Posted by Bernadette in Accounting and Finance, HR, IT, Law, Marketing and Communications, UK, UK News, UK Research
Hull, Stoke-on-Trent and Sunderland are among the worst cities to find a job, with up to 80 unemployed claimants chasing every vacancy, a new analysis shows.In contrast, Reading, Cambridge, London and Milton Keynes were among the best cities to find a job
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