The skilled worker category (Tier 2 General) is for people coming to the United Kingdom with a skilled job offer to fill a gap in the workforce that cannot be filled by a settled worker. If you are applying from outside the United Kingdom and you are given permission to come as a skilled worker (Tier 2 General), you will be able to live and work here for a maximum of three years plus one month, or the time given in your certificate of sponsorship plus one month, whichever is shorter.

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Start by asking yourself honestly what skills and experience you have:

• Think about the skills you have developed in the jobs you have had before, and in your life outside of work. Employment skills and experience Ask yourself the following questions to think about skills you have developed, including those built up in jobs you have had before: did you develop any skills that will be useful in the job you're looking for?
• Have you worked as part of a team?
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One of the main principles underpinning the Agency Workers Directive (AWD) is to give temporary agency workers equal treatment after 12 weeks. This will mean that temporary workers will need to be paid the same and have the same access to holidays, rest breaks, overtime and public holidays. REC members are advised to see our members-only campaign briefing on the Agency Workers Directive for more information.

There is also information available designed for agencies to pass to their cl ...

REC working with jobcentre plus 

The REC is at the forefront of a sustained campaign to work alongside its members to professionalise the recruitment industry. The benefits of this are apparent to all;

• It will attract more highly skilled individuals to a career in recruitment
• It will raise standards and best practice across the board
• It is a way of helping those already in the sector to further develop their careers
• It raises the profile of the industry ...

The REC was invited to take part in today’s launch of ‘Future Fit’, a report produced by the CBI and Universities UK focusing on future skills need and on preparing graduates for the workplace. 

Commenting on the launch of the report, Judith Armatage, the REC’s Director of Professional Development, said:  “Although we are living through one of the toughest recessions we’ve ever known, it is still important to invest in the training of youn ...

Despite “highly challenging markets”, international specialist recruiter SThree says it expects its full-year gross profits to be in line with expectations at around £168m, 23% down on the 2008 figure of £219m.

In a trading statement, the company says it made 6,060 permanent placements that started in the year, a decrease of 40.8% (2008: 10,236). But despite the volume decrease, average placement fees for the ye ...

There has been little news from the quoted recruiters in the past two weeks, so with it being December at last I thought I’d have a look at how the stocks have performed this year and what is likely to move the stock market over the holiday season and beyond.

Since the start of the year Hays’ share price has increased by 43%, Michael Page has increased 57% and SThree by 78%. This is despite markets remaining incredibly tough. All will benefi ...

The number of recruitment companies going into administration continued to creep upwards in the second half of 2009 and there are fears the sector faces further problems this year.

In the last six months of 200 ...

With the number of advertised marketing jobs in the UK now officially on the rise, can parity ever be achieved in the jobseeker-recruiter partnership?  Our gladiatorial galvanisation begins with the recruiter’s stance.

“I wish jobseekers would understand t ...