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May 2009

23.05.09

Toughest job market in years

The Daily Telegraph reports that graduates are entering the toughest job market in years.

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October 2008

17.10.08

Vote on EU skilled immigration Blue Card due in November

The VNN Forum has reported on a recent announcement by the European Parliament that the proposed European Blue Card scheme for skilled immigrants will need to pass a crucial vote in the Civil Liberties Committee in early November.

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September 2008

18.09.08

Immigration skills shortlist will have minimal impact

Computer weekly have reported immigration lawyers and industry bodies predict that employers will NOT find it harder to get the IT skills they need when new immigration rules come into force in November, despite IT skills not being included on a new list of "shortage skills".

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March 2008

27.03.08

UK IT skills shortage

The news there is a present and growing IT skills shortage in the UK is nothing new. Nor is the notion that the gap is plugged by skilled immigrant workers. This report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research, for recruiters Harvey Nash, just throws out more alarming statistics.

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