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info@commonwealthcontractors.comThe President of BusinessEurope, Jurgen Thumann, said that \”European policymakers have so far been tardy to recognise the skills shortage and its consequences, as well as to act on it. It seems there is a rather complacent belief that Europe performs well enough. As is shown in the paper, this is not the case. Instead […]
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Mr Green said that “This report demonstrates why the immigration system needs radical reform. This government has already introduced an annual limit on economic migrants, including a significant tightening of the ICT rules, and sweeping changes to the student visa system. Later this year we will propose a shake-up of the family and settlement route. […]
Last month Italy was given a warning by Germany, France, Russia and Switzerland over the country’s decision to grant more than 25,000 Schengen Visas to Tunisian economic migrants who have been fleeing the country on fishing boats in droves since the start of the year. So far in 2011 25,000 Tunisians (who are considered ‘economic […]
The Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, Margaret Hodge, said that “The UKBA has not got a grip on making sure that migrant workers whose visas have expired actually leave the UK. It estimates that 181,000 such workers are staying on without permission, but it can\’t even verify the figures, and does not try to […]
In the forward Theresa May, George Osborne & William Hague confirm that ‘Our approach to securing our border and controlling immigration impacts on the security, social and economic interests of the UK. We will protect the border and ensure that Britain remains open for business.’ ‘Immigration has enriched our culture and strengthened our economy, but […]
Alan Shatter, the Justice and Defence Minister for the Republic of Ireland said that “This is a major change in public policy. It is the first time that Ireland has contemplated such a programme and as such it is proposed that it be pilot tested from July of this year to October 12th. The programme […]
Key figures from the survey: Total IT hiring still down 70% from its peak in 2007 Quarter 1 of 2011 saw a 11% increase in job postings for highly skilled contractors Quarter 1 of 2011 saw a 5% increase in job postings for highly skilled permanent professionals Alongside Oracle and .NET, C now accounts for […]
Mr Callaghan said that “We can see no reason why any number of the North East\’s 350 software companies could not be included among the business tools signposted on StartUp Britain and we would be delighted to act as your gateway to them. It seems bizarre that a government-backed scheme claiming to be the cheerleader […]
Jim Albert, the Managing Director of Modis International, said that “Given that IT recruitment and social media would seem destined to be close allies, the results of this survey are certainly surprising. It should be remembered that social media is best used as part of a wider, multi-media recruitment drive, and this could account for […]
The Managing Director of Reed.co.uk, Martin Warnes, said that “The index remains over 20 per cent higher than last year’s level following the steep increase in the first quarter of the year, mirroring falling unemployment and rising GDP figures for the same period. Clearly business growth has been sustained at a higher level than the […]