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by hollymoly » Tue Jun 13, 2017 9:34 pm
Hi All,
I currently have Tier 2 general that transferred from Tier 4 and verbally offered a different job under the same company. Because of different job code required, HR needs to do Resident Labour Market Test (RLMT).
When initial recruitment process was taken, it was genuine - 80 people applied and after 4 different assessments, I became a top candidate with a big gap between me and second one.
However, we found out that the adverts did not meet RLMT so my employer is looking into running RLMT.
My questions is
1. To pass RLMT, does my employer have to provide exact same recruitment process as initial one? (Initial process entails: CV/Coverletter/Essay > Online verbal/numerical reasoning test > Open day > Individual/Group assessment > Interview)
2. If I suggest my employer to draw the average of top 5 candidates from the assessments of initial one which then will be used to filter the further candidates from RLMT, is this against RLMT? (In this case, far less applicants will be invited to the interview after few assessments)
3. While undergoing RLMT, I would like to ask the team who offered me a place to hire me as a temporary work system (my company already has this system) as my current contract runs out in June (my visa expires end of September). Would this breach RLMT? A temporary job will be within the team who offered me a job but job title can be different. In this case, if they find someone during RLMT, I will have to leave but still get some income. If they don't, I can change my role to official one.
This is nerve-wrecking process. Despite being the best candidate of 80 people, the visa is holding me back to get a job. I am massively afraid if they will find someone during RLMT - then, I guess I have to leave the country.