Need help with CoS credibility questions

[Shireen]

Dear all,

My employer's a retailer and has a total of six employees. Sales staff reports to the owner, and I (taking care of HR and Marketing activities) report to his wife (she cannot communicate in English), she's good at marketing and hires new employees..needs someone who can talk to her in Punjabi and has relevant skills and qualification to help in the growth of business (owner's expanding his business..from single to two floors, adding online shopping, hire more employees). They want to sponsor me, most of the paper work's done, but now need help with credibility questions. Has anyone here recently applied for sponsors licence? Would someone please help me with the credibility questions?

1. Please provide evidence to demonstrate why settled workers from the UK/EEA labour market who are not subject to immigration control cannot meet your recruitment needs for this role, including copies of advertisements placed, and details of any applicants and why they were or were not suitable for the post on offer?

2. If you have identified a candidate who is exempt from the Resident Labour Market Test, please provide confirmation of how this migrant was initially identified by your organisation? (I am working part-time as I am on student visa)

Thanks & Regards
Shireen

[manci]

what will be your job description, SOC code and salary?
what are you studying?
does the prospective sponsor have systems in place to comply with the sponsor duties (HR, record keeping)?

[Shireen]

Dear Manci,

Thank you for your reply.

SOC: 3545, Salary: 21000 pa.
Job description: Prospect for new clients by networking, cold calls within the market/area. Research and build relationships with new customers. Work with sales staff to meet customers needs. Use knowledge of the market and competitors to identify and develop company's USP. Forecast and set sales target, and help sales staff to achieve these targets. Sales staff will report to me. Hire new employees, and ensure that they are trained.

I have done MSc HRM and just completed my MBA (international Marketing)

Yes.

Regards
Shireen

[Shireen]

Sorry, salary offered is 25200pa

[manci]

read the typical job description for SOC code 3545:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... l_2015.pdf

the vacancy must be genuine, read p58:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _0_Ext.pdf

to be exempt from the RLMT read para 101 and onwards in the T2 policy guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... 4_2015.pdf

Your prospective sponsor is a small retail company. Even if they submit the correct documentation for the T2G sponsor licence application they will almost inevitably be visited by the HO before a decision is made.