Living and working in the UK Name: Helen Giles UK EURES Adviser South West England Turin:8-9th October 2010

 Finding work  Applying for work  Employment law  Living in the UK Living and working in the UK

 England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland  ILO Unemployment rate 7.9%  2.47 million unemployed Official advice – do not come without job offer  Must speak English United Kingdom - UK Living and working in the UK

Finding work Living and working in the UK

 Great Britain (England, Scotland Wales)   Tel:  Northern Ireland   Tel:  Self service Public Employment Services in the UK Living and working in the UK

 The adverts for jobs in the UK are in English  Use the name of the job as the search word  Choose the date of the advert and the place of work  Contact the employer direct Using the Jobcentre Plus and EURES websites Living and working in the UK

 Managers in Construction  Civil/ Chemical/ Aircraft Manufacturing Engineers  Physicists, Geologists, Meteorologists  Doctors and Dentists  Vets  Various Health Care Professionals  (including Radiographers, Psychologists and Biochemists)  Secondary Maths / Science Teachers  Chefs/ Cooks  Care Assistants/ Home Carers Job opportunities in UK skills shortage occupations Living and working in the UK

 Building workers  Architects and surveyors  Workers in financial, banking, economic sector  Artistic and cultural workers  General office workers, administrators, managers and sales executives NOT in demand Living and working in the UK

 The websites of international companies  Private recruitment agencies  (free service)   Websites of national newspapers Other ways of looking for work Living and working in the UK

 – Graduate Careers site    – jobs in Northern Ireland   Professional organisations Graduates Living and working in the UK

 March-September  Service – hotels  restaurants  bars  Minimum wage  Accommodation rare  COMPETITION  HARD to get office/factory work Seasonal Job Opportunities Living and working in the UK

 Picking/packing fruit/vegetables  March-November  Physical work, perhaps cold/wet  Minimum wage £5.93, but paid by results  Simple, shared accommodation Seasonal Agricultural Work Living and working in the UK

Non-European citizens can only come to work in the United Kingdom if there are no suitable European Economic Area/Swiss workers available to fill the job. A work permit from another country cannot be transferred to the UK NON – EEA citizens Living and working in the UK

Work placement opportunities Living and working in the UK

Applying for Work Living and working in the UK

 Curriculum Vitae – C V  2 pages, typed  Create a CV to match the job  Application letter  Company application forms (sometimes online)  Interviews   Job application process Living and working in the UK

 No photograph  Profile  List all jobs, latest 1 st  Give dates, employers,brief  Job description  Then qualifications  Languages  IT knowledge, driving licence  Pastimes  Reference contacts  EUROPASS cv acceptable only if EDITED Curriculum Vitae Living and working in the UK

 Read very carefully  Answer all questions, including any attachments  Use decisive words  Keep a copy Application form Living and working in the UK

 Use personal name if possible  Give brief profile of yourself – how do your talents match the job  Use positive, vigorous words  Try to show knowledge of the firm Application letter Living and working in the UK

 Could be single person or panel  Confirm week beforehand – try to get information!  Styles of interview – see websites  Assume formal dress required  Try to show knowledge of the firm  Have questions prepared Interview Living and working in the UK

 For UK recognition of qualifications, contact NARIC  English language test is required to study in the UK  Learning the language  University courses in the UK Education - Qualifications Living and working in the UK

Employment Law Living and working in the UK

 National Minimum Wage £5.93/€7 per hour for 21years+  Working week hours +  Holiday entitlement 25 days +  Salary is paid monthly. Salary offered is always gross Employment law Living and working in the UK

 Apply as soon as you start work  Tel: or Tel: (NI)  11% taken from salary  Self-employed pay own  National insurance number Living and working in the UK

 Basic rate: 20% £0 - £37,400/€44,000  Higher rate: 40% £37,400/€44,000+  Self-employed people pay their own tax Income tax Living and working in the UK

 European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) formally, E111  E301/U1 – records your social security contributions  E303/U2 – used to transfer your unemployment benefit from one country to another, within the EEA. E Forms Living and working in the UK

Living in the UK Living and working in the UK

 Artistic/cultural/tourist centre  Headquarters of many firms  BUT cost of living HIGH,  especially housing  Many migrants  Competition/unemployment LONDON Living and working in the UK

If you earn €280 per week: (Min wage x 40hours)  Tax €28  National Insurance €16  Rent(room) €66  Food/local travel etc €28 Leaving €142 Salary:example Living and working in the UK

 Apartments/Flats: £450 - £600 = (€ 529-€705)  Houses: £500- £800 = (€ €941)  Furnished room in shared house: £200-£350 = (€ €412)  One month’s rent required in advance as a deposit  Council Tax Housing in the UK Living and working in the UK

 Driving licence valid  Import your own car  Tax/insure after 6 months  MOT certificate  Seat belts  Hands free phones only  Alcohol limits Cars Living and working in the UK

 NHS - National Health Service  Visiting a doctor is free; to visit to the dentist or optician you must pay  Prescription medicines: you may have to pay £7.2/€8(depends where you live) Tel: Healthcare in the UK Living and working in the UK

2 general sites  Government information site  Lots of useful links And finally… Living and working in the UK

Questions…….. Turin: 8-9th October 2010