| Work Permits (UK) will
need to be satisfied that you cannot find a suitably skilled
worker to fill the position from within the resident labour
market, which includes the UK and EEA countries. |
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| There are exceptions
for certain categories known as UK
Shortage Occupations. If your application qualifies under
these Tier 1 Categories, you will only need to describe why
you need to employ the person, with no requirement to advertise
the position to EEA resident workers as described below. |
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For all other applications, you will need to provide
supporting documents to demonstrate your recruitment methods,
for example copies of the advertisements placed.
You will also need to provide reasons why you cannot fill the
post with a 'resident worker', or with one who with extra training
could do the job, and to satisfy this requirement it may be
necessary for your company to advertise the post nationally
with European circulation, and as the employer prove that you
have used the most appropriate and suitable advertising medium
in order to recruit the right candidate for specified post.
Advertising will normally be through national newspapers or
professional journals, and the publications should be readily
available throughout the European Economic Area (EEA). How prominently
the advert is displayed should reflect the level and nature
of the post.
NOTE: Experience gained by a candidate
as a Working Holiday Maker or Student will not
normally be taken into account as reasons for employing an applicant
instead of a resident worker.
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| ADVERTISING |
| UK broadsheet newspapers
are distributed throughout Europe, thus they satisfy Work Permits
(UK) requirements without you having to advertise separately
in each of the EEA member countries. |
| There are some publications
which are NOT considered suitable for advertising, for
various reasons (i.e. they have minimal circulation in Europe,
or they are subscription only publications ), and this will
NOT satisfy the requirements of Work Permits (UK). |
| Publications such as 'Computer
Contractor' and 'The Freelance Informer' are generally
NOT acceptable as most of the advertisements are generic rather
than employer specific. However, if you have a particularly
good reason for advertising in these specialist publications,
and the advertisement is unambiguous and specific to an individual
employer, this may be acceptable to Work Permits (UK). |
| In the past, advertisements
on the Internet were generally deemed not acceptable. However,
a more understanding view is being taken by the government,
and Internet advertising will be considered where - as in the
case of IT staff - the employer can demonstrate that it is the
most appropriate medium for reaching their target audience.
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