25/11/2009 - UK residents 'get jobs support'
In a bid to provide better job support to UK residents, the Government has doubled the length of time skilled jobs need to be advertised to them.
The Home Office announced the new measures to restrict migrant workers' access to British jobs.
It said that from December 14 the length of time that skilled jobs need to be advertised to UK residents will double from a fortnight to four weeks.
According to Immigration Minister Phil Woolas, the measure would only apply to new advertising campaigns for workers under Tier 2 of the points-based system that begin on or after December 14.
Currently, skilled positions need to be advertised in a Jobcentre Plus for two weeks, or one week for jobs paying more than £40,000.
Mr Woolas further said: "Whilst we will require all jobs to be advertised for four weeks before a migrant worker can be appointed, we will not require the four weeks to be continuous.
"This will mean that businesses will not need to advertise all their vacancies for four weeks on the off-chance that no suitable resident workers apply and they need to recruit a migrant worker."
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