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January Visa Statistics: South Africa

South Africa, Cape Town Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 100% of applications processed within 5 Days 100% of applications processed within 10 Days 100% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 18 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) […]

Vision of Britain 2020

The Chief Executive of Friends Provident, Trevor Matthews said “Our new report paints a worrying portrait of the British workplace ten years from now. This workplace polarisation trend identified in our report could lead to a growing band of excluded workers. At the same time a new breed of elite worker is also beginning to […]

January Visa Statistics: Canada & the USA

Canada, Edmonton Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 80% of applications processed within 5 Days 90% of applications processed within 10 Days 90% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 10 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 81% of […]

January Visa Statistics: Australia & New Zealand

Australia, Canberra Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 85% of applications processed within 5 Days 95% of applications processed within 10 Days 96% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 88 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 79% of […]

Public Sector Reliant on Migrant Workers

Key points from the survey included: The majority of hard to fill vacancies were in the medical and engineering sectors 10% of surveyed companies said they planned to outsource jobs abroad in 2010 50% of the IT Companies surveyed said they planned to outsource jobs abroad in 2010 20% of Manufacturing Companies said they planned […]

NHS Hospital Struck Down by Computer Virus

Last Friday IT systems at the West Middlesex University Hospital were hit by the bug leaving hospital workers unable to book appointments via electronic systems, meaning a return to pen and paper. Although the virus was contained and a number of systems cleaned some systems still remain unavailable. The hospital employs 1,900 staff, has 400 […]

Junior Doctors given iDoc™to aid in Training

£500,000 has been invested in the two year trial by the Deanery for Wales, with the hope being that the devices will help trainee’s access medical information more quickly and provide them with better equipment to treat patients. A greater roll out may be undertaken if the trail proves successful. What is the iDoc? The […]

English Language Test Provider Removed

Applications made after the 11th February 2010 The Test detailed above will not be accepted by the UK Border Agency at all past the 11th February 2010. Individuals who have taken the test should arrange to sit an alternative test before submitting an application otherwise they will find their application is rejected on the basis […]

Microsoft Office 2010 Prices Released

In recent years Microsoft has come under significant pressure from competitors who offer free entry level versions of Office software, including Open Office. In the last year a number of large organisations have moved to cheaper alternatives from expensive Microsoft Licenses following the economic slowdown and many expect the trend to continue over the coming […]

Atos Origin Reports Strong 2009 Results

Key points from the results 2009 include: UK operations performed strongly (revenues grew by 7.4% due to the performance of Managed Services) Revenues in Germany declined Revenues in France remained the same Revenues fell in Consulting and Systems Integration sectors Operating Margins improved due to cost cutting Rent and Lease dropped by 15% Travelling Costs […]