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info@commonwealthcontractors.comKey Statistics: E-Borders currently checks: 90% of flights from outside the European Union 60% of flights from within the European Union In 2010 / 2011 e-Borders has led to the capture of: 18 Murderers 27 Rapists 29 Sex Offenders 25 Violent Criminals Since 2005 the system has helped seize: Half a tonne of drugs 5 […]
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Transitional arrangements for Tiers 1 and 2 Tests booked or taken with the old list of providers can be used in applications so long as they are received by the UK Border Agency by the 17th May 2011. From the 18th May Tier 1 and Tier 2 visa holders must use providers detailed on the […]
Immigration categories affected by the new test: Tier 1 (Exceptional talent) Tier 1 (General) Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Tier 1 (Investor) Tier 2 (Intra company transfer) Tier 2 (General) Tier 2 (Minister of religion) Tier 2 (Sportsperson) work permit holder highly skilled migrant (excluding those covered by the HSMP ILR Judicial Review policy document) representative of […]
New staff (including Project Managers, Agile Developers & Testing Professionals) will be responsible for managing technical systems related to Sky’s customer operations, products and services. According to Scott Mackay, Director of Business Systems at Sky, “This is an exciting opportunity for people looking for a fast-paced career in advanced technology. Our customer management platform is […]
Jack Santos, Research Vice President at Gartner, said “A lot of people who focus on technology might think that communications skills don\’t matter. But if they are passionate about what they do and want to influence the company on the best way forward, the only way to do that is to convince others. The fundamental […]
Key Points: Permanent staff placements eased in March following February’s 10 month high Agency Billings from temporary & contract assignments increase at a slower pace than February Permanent vacancies rose at the fastest pace since April 2010 Temporary & Contract vacancies rose at the fastest pace since July 2007 Permanent salary inflation accelerated to the […]
The new Sponsor Management System will include; Fully electronic case-working using online application forms and scanned documents A single document management centre where documents will be scanned and held unless originals are specifically requested by caseworkers Checks performed automatically before applications reach caseworkers Reduced requirement for caseworkers to access external databases Improved management information Between […]
Francis recently said that “We expect that by end of month we will have made total cost savings in the region of £3bn. The early savings are encouraging, but are by no means the limit of our ambition. This has to be done and we make no excuse for the speed with which we have […]
Following the findings of the audit the Vice President of the EC Maros Sefcovic proposed a cost cutting exercise and centralisation similar to that currently being undertaken by the UK Government in Whitehall. There is certainly scope for significant cost savings. At the moment the European Commission has 2,000 Information systems, 12 business areas, 450 […]
The organisation has also announced that it will not be going forward with a potential roll out of WiFi technology at London Underground stations in time for the London 2012 Olympics. According to reports mobile operators have been unable to work to the demanding schedule which would need to be undertaken due to a limited […]