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| Deleted Member Member # 128 | Posted May 20, 2002 01:20 PM http://news.bbc.co.uk/low/english/uk/newsid_1993000/1993597.stm |
| swengg Member Member # 686 | Posted May 20, 2002 04:17 PM I think less than 5% employers in Britain can be called an equal opportunities employer. |
| Alex Member Member # 54 | Posted May 20, 2002 04:51 PM quote: I do not know - I personally never had any problems because I was a foreigner - good relations, good salary - no problem at all. |
| lastman Member Member # 2776 | Posted May 20, 2002 05:17 PM quote: i guess its true. |
| Alex the Warrior unregistered | Posted May 20, 2002 08:46 PM I had no problems at work whatsoever, in fact I'd say in many cases I was looked at more favourably than locals, so yeah, it was kinda of "unfair" - in my favour. And I don't discount for my services. [ May 21, 2002: Message edited by: Alex the Warrior ] |
| javadeveloper Member Member # 3125 | Posted May 20, 2002 10:57 PM What i think is, when that article says racism, what that means is any other skin than white. |
| swengg Member Member # 686 | Posted May 21, 2002 08:30 AM I am not facing any unfair attitude at my workplace. But I won't be surprised if this lethargy and apathy amongst employers towards applying work permits has something to do with the racist attitude of employers. I am not saying that employers should not give priority to resident workers. But it seems some employers don't hire anyone other than white skinned British nationals. If none is available they withhold the position. I have had such experiences on a few occasions. I doubt if employment prospects would improve a lot even if one obtains an ILR / a Britsh Passport. |
| swengg Member Member # 686 | Posted May 21, 2002 08:32 AM I absolutely agree with javadeveloper. |
| herman Member Member # 12 | Posted May 24, 2002 02:08 AM Well, much has been made of the shift to the right in recent European elections. While the main complaints of the right are directed at asylum seekers, I hope that this trend does not result in tougher circumstances for skilled migrants, like many of us here. Does anyone have any insight or comment as to what the Government (or opposition) plans to do? I have seen a lot of talk complaining about asylum seekers and refugees, so I'm a tad worried that immigration policy might tighten all around, despite the talk about most of Europe having to import labour to maintain a proper workforce... [ May 24, 2002: Message edited by: herman ] |
| mfs27 Member Member # 1863 | Posted May 24, 2002 01:37 PM Its not because of the election's results in Europe that skilled migrants might have problems. The whole system is ridicolous: if you have skills and want to work in EU (and pay bloody taxes), you need to beg for work permit, whereas asylum seekers can come here as they are: no skills, no language(except maybe 2 words -'social security'). Skilled people have to pay lots of money for lawyers, whereas a.seekers get it all for free! And funny enough everybody is thinking that they are poor and innocent! The truth is however that MOST and I repeat MOST of asylum seekers are the people who were wealthy in their own countries. They had enough money to get to Europe and get smuggled through the borders (it is not cheap, belive me!). The reality is that by helping them, we help the real elites, while the poorest still live in their own shabby countries cos they can't afford the luxury of migrating. Where is the sense? |
| unlucky Junior Member Member # 3420 | Posted May 27, 2002 09:30 AM Hello hector. I am a romanian. Do I have a right to come uk and work without work permit? |
| Deleted Member Member # 128 | Posted May 27, 2002 07:24 PM Hello unlucky. You can certainly work in the UK without a permit, all thanks to the EEA Association Agreement. See http://www.workpermit.com/uk/eea_association.htm |
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