Sponsoring a foreigner on a work permit

[Paddy]

As we run a limited, how much effort is it to get someone here on a work permit?

Also, if you provide lodgings, can you effectively pay them a salary below min wage (or even nothing if you deem the free housing = min wage)?

Not that I am looking to exploit globalisation of course and do what the government are encouraging big co's to do.

Visa depends on the trade and country of origin. One way around it ( If you re building an extension o your house for example) is to employ the person in his home county and send him to the UK on secondment.

I worked at a large multinational firm of accountants who employed developers in there India branch and brought them to the UK for eight weeks, there were eight in a one bedroom flat and they were paid £50 a day.

[tim123]

Also, if you provide lodgings, can you effectively pay them a salary below min wage (or even nothing if you deem the free housing = min wage)?

A maximum of 3.75 per day can be deducted for accomodation from a person's 'minimum wage'.

You can, of course, charge more for the accomodation but this can only be deducted from the salary paid that is above the minimum wage.

HTH

tim

[Buffoon]

Why pay an agency when it is easy to do it yourself. We’ve all seen the ads: “Our client is willing to pay up to minimum wage for 1st class degree from a redbrick university within the last three years with 10 years experience in ….”. Anyone who responds is obviously a blackguard. Armed with this you say to the Home office that you cannot find anyone in the UK they say “Oh dear, thick-O Brits” and give you the chance of shipping in as many minimum wage foreign monkeys as you like.

[Back In Business]

It's quite a mission to do it legally - you should take steps to prove that you are unable to find a suitable candidate in the UK.

Alternatively you get agencies that do it for you. Costs a lot more but they know how to present the facts to get the job done.

[DodgyAgent]

As we run a limited, how much effort is it to get someone here on a work permit?

Also, if you provide lodgings, can you effectively pay them a salary below min wage (or even nothing if you deem the free housing = min wage)?

Not that I am looking to exploit globalisation of course and do what the government are encouraging big co's to do.

Why dont you hire a Bulgarian yourself (with big tits) train her up and get her in with your client to work with you?

[DimPrawn]

As we run a limited, how much effort is it to get someone here on a work permit?

Also, if you provide lodgings, can you effectively pay them a salary below min wage (or even nothing if you deem the free housing = min wage)?

Not that I am looking to exploit globalisation of course and do what the government are encouraging big co's to do.