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Will more jobs be outsourced to India after Rishi Sunak is the Chancellor?
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Fantastic QE, not bad Dev’s and tulip as everything else..my opinion..don’t shoot me. -
you are deluded if you think the removing of the cap and lowering the salary requirement in these new immigration rules will do anything but
- result in an absolutely huge influx of overseas IT workers.
- put a limit on how much companies will pay for UK IT permanent roles
- remove the need for a flexible uk workforce i.e. contractors
the end.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by fargaman View PostSo I guess that means opening up the market to foreigners for high paid, high skills jobs...but reserving all the low paid, low skilled jobs for the natives.
I'm not sure many of those voters had thought that one through.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by eek View PostShe's gone and done exactly what they promised to do - not allowing low paid immigrants to come into the country taking low paid work.
It will probably cause more problem then it solves (and won't solve anything at all) but it's what a lot of people voted for in 2016.
I'm not sure many of those voters had thought that one through.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Paralytic View PostJust had this interesting exchange via LinkedIn. Got a connection request out of the blue from "Robert"
Note the mismatch between the name and email address. A search on the email address finds another person at the same consultancy. The consultancy's LinkedIn page has not been updated in months but has advertised for both UK and India based roles previously.
I was bored (and not actually looking for a permanent role) but I replied anyway as I always like to keep abreast of the market:
And got
Then:
And I then got a job description by email.
"I am Surekha from <consultancy redacted>. I Just wanted to check your interest on the below position as, Appreciate if you revert back me with your updated CV, ASAP."
and then a generic JD, still with no salary details, but containing:
"Expected salary per year:"
Real, or CV harvesting? Are Surekha and Robert the same person?Last edited by rocktronAMP; 21 February 2020, 16:25.Leave a comment:
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Just had this interesting exchange via LinkedIn. Got a connection request out of the blue from "Robert"
Hi Paralytic, Are you looking for any " Scrum Master " permanent position at London,UK. Skills: Scrum Management, Agile, Planning , Stakeholder Management, JIRA/Confluence If you are interested Please share your cv to surekha@companynameredacted.com Regards, Robert.
I was bored (and not actually looking for a permanent role) but I replied anyway as I always like to keep abreast of the market:
Hi Robert, Can you share a job description and the package on offer for this role? Kind regards, Paralytic
sure,
Just now my colleague surekha share a jd please check your mail.
"I am Surekha from <consultancy redacted>. I Just wanted to check your interest on the below position as, Appreciate if you revert back me with your updated CV, ASAP."
and then a generic JD, still with no salary details, but containing:
"Expected salary per year:"
Real, or CV harvesting? Are Surekha and Robert the same person?Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Andy2 View PostPriti Patel has gone ahead and done the opposite of what should have been done
Blue collar workers will be prevented from coming which will result in shortage of farm workers, care home staff, hospitality sector and construction workers. The flood gates have been opened for white collar jobs with no limit.
It will probably cause more problem then it solves (and won't solve anything at all) but it's what a lot of people voted for in 2016.Leave a comment:
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Priti Patel has gone ahead and done the opposite of what should have been done
Blue collar workers will be prevented from coming which will result in shortage of farm workers, care home staff, hospitality sector and construction workers. The flood gates have been opened for white collar jobs with no limit.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by Paralytic View PostYes, they'll get TCS in instead
You're deluded if you think these companies will all of a sudden start demanding on-shore resources only.
You're deluded if you think *some* clients aren't aware that they've been gouged by Indian companies for years and will repeat the same.Leave a comment:
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