Today the UK Government announced that it is going to force employers to publicise job vacancies through JobCentre Plus before advertising them abroad.
The move designed to give UK Residents priority access to skilled job vacancies comes in advance of UK employemt figures due on Wednesday that are expected to show a steep increase in the number of unemployed. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said the greater exposure would give UK workers the "first crack of the whip".
However, opponents argue that European law prevents employers from favouring one EU worker over another on grounds of nationality. The Tories were critical of the announcement saying it was pointless without an annual immigration cap.
It is thought that the most affected jobs categories will be
- primary school teachers,
- some categories of nurses,
- hotel managers and
- construction workers
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