Annemarie Bingham October 2012 Living and working in the United Kingdom

Jobcentre Plus What do you think of when you think of the UK? London ?

Jobcentre Plus London is great but don’t forget the rest! EdinburghNewcastle BelfastCardiff

Jobcentre Plus Background information to working in the UK Labour Market information Looking for work Working conditions

Jobcentre Plus England London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Bristol, Nottingham Scotland Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen Wales Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Bangor Northern Ireland Belfast, Londonderry/Derry Population: 62 million Languages: English, Welsh Currency: British pound £ The United Kingdom

Jobcentre Plus UK unemployment rate 8.1% / employment rate 71.2% 473,000 unfilled vacancies ( to August 2012) 1.01 million year olds unemployed (30% full-time students) More redundancies expected across most sectors – 142,000 redundancies May to July 2012 Down 13,000 on the quarter Job Market The Labour Market

Jobcentre Plus Nurses (operating theatres and neonatal intensive care units) Shortage Occupations Skilled chefs Social workers Electrical Engineers

Jobcentre Plus Secondary education science and maths teachers (children years old) Teachers in special schools Doctors (certain specialisms only) Nurses (operating theatres and neonatal intensive care units) Medical radiographers Engineers – Chemical / Mechanical / Civil Graphic Designers Pipe Welders (high integrity with 3 years experience) Biological scientists / Biochemists Skilled musicians/ dancers / animators More Shortage Occupations

Jobcentre Plus EURES Jobsfairs UK newspapers (online) Company websites Private recruitment agencies Online agencies / jobsites Public employment services – Department for Employment & Learning / Jobcentre Plus Where to look for work

Jobcentre Plus Great Britain - Jobcentre Plus Northern Ireland - Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) Public Employment services in the UK

Jobcentre Plus For UK recognition of qualifications, contact NARIC Learning the language – The British Council University courses in the UK – Prospects To study in the UK at undergraduate / post graduate level you will need good English language skills Internships Education - qualifications

Jobcentre Plus Curriculum Vitae – C V 2 pages maximum, typed Create a CV to match the job Typed Application letter (covering letter) Company application forms (often online) Interviews – it depends on the job applied for Job application process

Jobcentre Plus National Minimum Wage: £6.19 per hour Holiday entitlement 28 days minimum (for full-time employees) Verbal / Written contracts Equality Act law to protect against discrimination Employment Law

Jobcentre Plus Needed to pay social security contributions in the UK Apply just before or as soon as you start work 12 % deducted from earnings between £146 - £817 plus 2 % of earnings above £817 per week Self employed people pay their own National Insurance contributions National Insurance Number

Jobcentre Plus Basic rate: 20% £0 - £34,370, Higher rate: 40% £34,370 - £150,000 Additional rate: 50% Over £150,000 Self employed people pay their own tax Income Tax

Jobcentre Plus Living in the UK Healthcare Accommodation Cost of living

Jobcentre Plus What might be the best thing about living in the UK? the weather ?

Jobcentre Plus the food ? Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding? Fish and chips? Indian cuisine?

Jobcentre Plus NHS - National Health Service Visiting a doctor is free; a visit to the dentist you have to pay Prescription medicines you will have to pay in England (Free in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) Before coming to the UK, make sure you have a EHIC Healthcare in the UK

Jobcentre Plus Average monthly rental charges: Apartments/Flats: £450 - £600 = (€550 - €740) Houses: £500 - £800 = (€620 - €990) Rooms: £200 - £350 = (€245 - €430) Deposit + 1 month’s rent in advance Council Tax – local tax on accommodation Bills– water, gas, electricity & telephone Accommodation

Jobcentre Plus Bread (800 grams)£1.30 € 1.61 Butter£1.50 € 1.86 Eggs (6 large free range)£1.80 € 2.23 Milk, 2.24 litres (4 pints)£1.30€ 1.61 Pint of beer (568ml) £3.20 € 3.96 Cigarettes £6.00€ 7.43 Cinema ticket £7.00 € 8.67 Bus £2.00 € 2.48 Petrol, 1 litre£1.35€ pound = 1.24 euro 1 euro = 81 pence Living expenses Cost of living – UK shopping basket (average)

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