Reply to: Migrant Cap - Intra- Company Transfers salary set at £40,000

[al_cam]

There's a breakdown here.

I think it is set to increase.

Interesting that the general advice here is to move up the food chain to survive but project managers and business analysts are two of the few areas with decent increases in 2008.

We're all doomed.
Now where did I put my old programming books?

[AtW]

There's a breakdown here.

I think it is set to increase.

It's funny how number of accountants brought in on ICT was falling since 2000 - no foreigner could figure our Nu Liebor tax laws

[DimPrawn]

OK I know this is yesterday's news now, but the same article said that "22,000 employees came to work in the UK via intra-company transfers in 2009", which doesn't seem too bad to me. I expected the figure to be much much higher.

So is the ICT issue really such an issue?

Not if you like the idea of 22,000 people taking jobs away from those on the bench.

[TimberWolf]

OK I know this is yesterday's news now, but the same article said that "22,000 employees came to work in the UK via intra-company transfers in 2009", which doesn't seem too bad to me. I expected the figure to be much much higher.

So is the ICT issue really such an issue?

There's a breakdown here.

I think it is set to increase.

[Platypus]

Been fixed now on BBC site

In addition to an apparent unlimited number of such transfers if the salary is above £40,000, firms are also being allowed to bring members of their staff to work in the UK for a year if the job is in ICT and the salary is over £24,000.

OK I know this is yesterday's news now, but the same article said that "22,000 employees came to work in the UK via intra-company transfers in 2009", which doesn't seem too bad to me. I expected the figure to be much much higher.

So is the ICT issue really such an issue?

[d000hg]

Next contract I get I'll be counting the bobs and asking what they are on, make sure client is not breaking the new rule

Let us know where your next gig is, so we can apply for the opening you leave behind.

[CheeseSlice]

They probably meant anyone.

Been fixed now on BBC site

In addition to an apparent unlimited number of such transfers if the salary is above £40,000, firms are also being allowed to bring members of their staff to work in the UK for a year if the job is in ICT and the salary is over £24,000.

[markmm]

Next contract I get I'll be counting the bobs and asking what they are on, make sure client is not breaking the new rule

[TimberWolf]

Now bbc web site is saying :-

"In addition to an apparent unlimited number of such transfers if the salary is above £40,000, firms are also being allowed to bring one of their staff in to work for the UK for a year if the job is in ICT and the salary is over £24,000. "

So are they only allowed to bring in 1 that sounds ok .. or does it .. until actual see official documents hard to know what the legislation actually is ..

BBC News - UK government agrees on skilled migration cap

They probably meant anyone.

Looks like Labour are telling the truth, now that they are in opposition:

Labour called the plans "a con".

[lightfoot]

bbc web site ..

Now bbc web site is saying :-

"In addition to an apparent unlimited number of such transfers if the salary is above £40,000, firms are also being allowed to bring one of their staff in to work for the UK for a year if the job is in ICT and the salary is over £24,000. "

So are they only allowed to bring in 1 that sounds ok .. or does it .. until actual see official documents hard to know what the legislation actually is ..

BBC News - UK government agrees on skilled migration cap

[Jubber]

Let me help you out here.

All the bigwigs rent a huge house and cram them full with these ICT's . It is a win - win for both the company and the Bob.

Forget the big house, my ex boss claimed that there were "ten of 'em living in a one bedroom flat over the road"

[TimberWolf]

Let me help you out here.

All the bigwigs rent a huge house and cram them full with these ICT's . It is a win - win for both the company and the Bob.

Sounds like a good story for the Daily Mail.

[TimberWolf]

But firms will still be able to bring non-EU workers into the UK on ICTs for less than 12 months as long as they earn £24,000.

And no limit on the number of ICTers that can come here earning £24K for 12 months presumably. Just until the UK is full, which I imagine we were close to anyway, and their salary not far off £24K either. Little wonder business was saying how happy they were with this.

[SueEllen]

Don't worry the government will raise the amount at some point i.e. when Turkey or Albania join the EU.

And yes I've worked with Turks.

[fullyautomatix]

£24K isn't much to live on in London these days though is it? Assuming that excludes renting costs and council tax. Still, I suppose what's left over will go 5 times as far back in India. Perhaps they get tax perks too?

Let me help you out here.

All the bigwigs rent a huge house and cram them full with these ICT's . It is a win - win for both the company and the Bob.