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info@commonwealthcontractors.comChanges to the updated list include: • New acceptable test certificates for business language testing service (BULATS); • Clarification that we accept the test of English as a foreign language (TOEFL) ibt test (internet based test); and • New test scores for tests conducted by Pearson. Commonwealth Contractors At Commonwealth Contractors we partner with OISC […]
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The form should be used by Bulgarian or Romanian nationals who want to apply for authorisation to work in the UK. The new versions have been published to clarify the types of documentary evidence required for self-employed persons and students. A new requirement has been included to provide evidence of having comprehensive sickness insurance. The […]
Mr Green said: “The proposals I am making today are aimed at breaking the link between temporary and permanent migration. Settlement has become almost automatic for those who choose to stay. This needs to change. The immigration system has got to be made to work properly. We want the brightest and best workers to come […]
Immigration minister Damian Green said: “This consultation is about better family migration – better for migrants, communities, and the UK as a whole. We welcome those who want to make a life here with their family, but too often in the past the family route has been abused as a means to bypass our immigration […]
A Director of Policy Exchange, Neil O’Brian, said that \”Public sector pay has got hugely out of control. There is pressure on budgets like never before because of the deficit. If the unions want to preserve their members\’ jobs they have to realise that pay is an issue which will have to be looked at.\” […]
The Head of the European Parliament Information Office in the United Kingdom, Michael Shackleton, said that “People like me are coming to retirement and it’s very clear there are not enough people to take our places. I think it matters at all levels of the institutions not just at the highest levels. Having people from […]
Key Points from the meeting minutes: Draft guidance should be written to reassure those who are clearly \’outside the ambit\’ of IR35, that they need not worry about IR35 compliance. The move to specialist IR35 teams should improve the likelihood of inconsistency when selecting compliance targets. The Forum will consider creating a \’Gateway Test\’ to […]
Mr Green said that “Some of these cases date back more than a decade and the UK Border Agency was always clear that, because of the length of time many of these individuals have been in the country, there would be no alternative to granting them leave to remain.” This led to accusations that the […]
Key points from the survey: 84% of respondents believe that apprenticeships are a good alternative to further education 83% of respondents believe that not enough businesses offer apprenticeships in Information Technology The majority believe that the Government should offer support to encourage apprenticeships 55% of graduates will either be unemployed or will work in a […]
The Director of Member Services at the IOR, Dave Barber, said that “We have been thrilled with the volume of activity that has taken place in the IOR’s LinkedIn Group in the lead-up to the launch, which has shown there’s a real need for a body like the IOR within the sector. The organisation will […]