Monthly Archives: September 2010

£700 Million To Be Saved In NHS IT Cuts & Reinvested In Frontline Services

The cutbacks will see much of the remaining parts of the project delivered locally so long as hospitals can ensure that local IT systems fully integrate with national IT infrastructure already developed. Dr Chaand Nagpaul of the British Medical Association said that \”Giving NHS organisations more choice of IT systems makes sense, but we also […]

Letting The Private Sector Pick Up The Slack From Public Sector Job Losses Highly Unlikely

TUC Report Findings: It could take more than 20 years for some regions of the UK to make up for jobs lost in the recession 1.35 million private sector jobs have been lost since the second quarter of 2008 when jobs peaked at over 31 million 2.2 million private sector jobs will need to be […]

London Mayor Speaks Out Against Immigration Cap

In the letter Mr Johnson said that “the Immigration Cap is likely to have a significant negative and disproportionate impact on London which will put the economic recovery at risk by creating skills gaps and placing London at a competitive disadvantage in the global competition for talent and inward investment. The economic harm of limiting […]

Overseas Acquisitions Could Lead To UK Talent Exodus

Mr Williamson told the Recruiter “It indicates that companies are looking outside the UK for future growth. If you are looking to expand rapidly, you need to look to new markets. The emerging world, in countries like China, India and Brazil, is where firms are expanding capacity, whether it is organic growth or acquisitions. You […]

Recruitment Growth Slows To 10 Month Low

The Chief Executive of the REC, Kevin Green, said that “We are concerned about the UK jobs market. Growth is rapidly slowing as public sector job freezes start to bite and private sector employers’ confidence remains fragile. The young are being disproportionately affected by the worst labour market in over two decades. The report does […]

July Visa Statistics: Nigeria

Nigeria, Abuja Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 37% of applications processed within 5 Days 68% of applications processed within 10 Days 93% of applications processed within 15 Days 96% of applications processed within 30 Days 96% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 32 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 66% of […]

July Visa Statistics: Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Dhaka Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 76% of applications processed within 5 Days 91% of applications processed within 10 Days 94% of applications processed within 15 Days 94% of applications processed within 30 Days 94% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 59 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 52% of […]

July Visa Statistics: India

India, Banglore Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 91% of applications processed within 5 Days 98% of applications processed within 10 Days 98% of applications processed within 15 Days 100% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 348 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 95% of […]

July Visa Statistics: Pakistan

Pakistan, Islamabad Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 60% of applications processed within 5 Days 80% of applications processed within 10 Days 85% of applications processed within 15 Days 92% of applications processed within 30 Days 99% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 145 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) 66% of […]

July Visa Statistics: South Africa

South Africa, Cape Town Tier 1 Highly Skilled (formerly HSMP) 96% of applications processed within 5 Days 96% of applications processed within 10 Days 96% of applications processed within 15 Days 96% of applications processed within 30 Days 100% of applications processed within 60 Days Total Monthly Decisions: 27 Tier 2 Skilled (formerly Work Permit) […]