Ireland relies on immigration for home-care sector workers
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12:26 15/10/2015
A policy paper published on Tuesday, 22 September 2015, states that the homecare industry in Ireland is very much reliant on immigration of care workers from outside the EU. However, the paper says...
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UK Tier 2 Visas - Longer advertising requirements
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UKBA has announced recently that from 14 December 2009 the resident labour market test requirement for Tier 2 visas will be four weeks. Previously you had to advertise for a period of two weeks or...
