Living and working in the UK
Name: Helen Giles
UK EURES Adviser South West England
Email:helen.giles1@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk
• Working in the UK
• Employment law
• Living in the UK
• Looking for work
Living and working in the UK
Living and working in the UK
• England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
• Population 61 million
• ILO Unemployment rate 7.9%
• 2.47 million unemployed
• Language spoken English
• Welsh
• Currency – British pound £
United Kingdom - UK
Living and working in the UK
• Great Britain
Tel: 00 44 845 6060 234
• Northern Ireland
Tel: 0800 353 530
•Self service kiosks
PES in the UK
Living and working in the UK
Managers in Construction
Civil/ Chemical/ Aircraft Manufacturing Engineers
Physicists, Geologists, Meteorologists
Doctors and Dentists
Vets
Various Health Care Professionals
(including Radiographers, Psychologists and Biochemists)
Secondary Maths / Science Teachers
Highly skilled Ballet Dancers / Contemporary Dancers
Chefs/ Cooks
Care Assistants/ Home Carers
Pipe Fitters
Job opportunities in UK skills shortage occupations
Living and working in the UK
Non-European nationals can only come to work inthe United Kingdom if there are no suitableEuropean Economic Area/Swiss workers availableto fill the job.
The resident labour market test must be met bythe employer before they can assign a Certificateof Sponsorship to a non-European (Third CountryNational).
The resident labour market test – tier 2 of the WorkPermits Points Based System (PBS).
Living and working in the UK
Job vacancies on the EURES Portal
Living and working in the UK
• Average Graduate wage is £27,000 according towww.milkround.com or £25,000 according to Association ofGraduate Recruiters (both 2009 figures).
www.prospects.ac.uk – Graduate Careers site
www.nijobs.com – jobs in Northern Ireland
Graduates
Living and working in the UK
• National Minimum Wage – new rates October
• Working week 37-48 hours +
• Holiday entitlement 25 days +
• Wage/Salary is paid monthly or weekly
• 20 minute rest break for 6 hours +
Employment law
Living and working in the UK
• Required for paying social security contributions
• Apply as soon as you start work
• Tel: 0845 6000 643 or Tel: 02890 545500 (NI)
National insurance number
Living and working in the UK
Basic rate: 20% £0 - £37,400
Higher rate: 40% £37,400 +
Self-employed people pay their own tax
Income tax
Living and working in the UK
11 % deducted if you earn above £110 - £844plus
1 % of earnings above £844 per week
Self-employed people pay their own NIC
National insurance
Living and working in the UK
European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
formally, E111
E301 – records your social security contributions
E303 – used to transfer your unemployment benefit from onecountry to another, within the EEA.
E Forms
Living and working in the UK
NHS - National Health Service
Visiting a doctor is free; a visit to the dentist you have to pay
Prescription medicines you may have to pay (depending onwhere you reside in the UK)
Tel: 0845 45 47
Healthcare in the UK
Living and working in the UK
Apartments/Flats: £450 - £600 = (€ 481-642)
Houses: £500- £800 = (€ 535 - £856)
Rooms: £200-£350 = (€ 214 - £374)
One month’s rent required in advance as a deposit
Council Tax
Living in the UK
Living and working in the UK
Bread - £1.50 = € 1.60
Milk 1l - £1.00 = € 1.07
Fast food restaurant meal - £3.79 = €4.05
Cigarettes (20) £5.70 = € 6.09
Beer 568ml (1 pint) - £3.00 = € 3.21
Cinema ticket £6.00 = €6.42
Bus/Train, short journey, (single) £1.50 = €1.60
1 pound = 1.07 euro
1 euro = .89 pence
Living expenses
Living and working in the UK
• UK newspapers (online)
• Company websites
• PES UK
• Private recruitment agencies (free service)
• EURES
Looking for work
Living and working in the UK
• Search for a job
• Register your CV online
• Make contact with EURES advisers
• Labour market information
• Living and working conditions
• Education
• Graduate forum
The EURES portal
Living and working in the UK
Curriculum Vitae – C V
2 pages, typed
Create a CV to match the job
Application letter
Company application forms (sometimes online)
Interviews
Job application process
Living and working in the UK
For UK recognition of qualifications, contact NARIC
English language test is required to study in the UK
Learning the language
University courses in the UK
Education - Qualifications
Living and working in the UK
www.work-experience.org
www.targetcareers.co.uk
www.power-to-inspire.co.uk
www.get.hobsons.co.uk
www.placement-uk.com
www.internuk.com
Work placement opportunities
Living and working in the UK
Questions……..
Helen.giles1@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk