BCC, UKvisas and the Border and Immigration Agency offer advice on employing foreign workers
05/02/08 | 10:33
The seminars aim to cover all the main issues that businesses need to be aware of including the new policies and processes for obtaining UK Visas, work permits, and how the Immigration System works. The department experts who will be presenting the seminars plan to show businesses how they might plug their skills gaps by looking at foreign workers as an alternative.
The main components of the seminars are:
- The latest information governing the employment of foreign individuals
- A step-by-step guide to the visa application process and how decisions are made
- Biometric visas explained and the effect on individual businesses
- The Points Based System (PBS) which will replace existing work (employment) and study routes to the UK
David Frost, Director General of BCC Enterprises commented; “Many businesses desperately need to find staff with the right skills but may not consider non EU migrant workers as a solution. All too often they feel that the red tape involved might be too onerous. That is why these seminars should be so useful for any business with a skills challenge. We aim to make sense of the process and help businesses realise that there are some other accessible alternatives.”
Glyn Williams, Business Development Director at UKvisas added; “We are delighted to be working with the BCC on this series of seminars and feel certain that businesses will gain a lot from it. In addition to the main presentation, there will be an informal networking session allowing businesses to spend one-to-one time with our experts and to engage with other businesses facing similar challenges.”
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MEDIA CONTACT:NOTES TO EDITORS:About the BCC
The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) is the National Voice of Local Business.
The BCC sits at the heart of a powerful nationwide network of Accredited Chambers of Commerce serving business across the UK, which employ over five million people.
About UKvisas
UKvisas is a joint Directorate of the Home Office and Foreign & Commonwealth Office. We deliver a world class visa operation by balancing effective control of UK borders with a quality service to our customers.