Bob situation

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Paddy replied

15 December 2011, 10:42
Originally posted by Support Monkey View Post

the client i am at has just advertised internally (global company)for a mobile desktop engineer, they had 10 applicants.

8 from outside the UK

and the other 2, one lived 200 miles away and only 1 had a driving license

Not a problem
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

15 December 2011, 10:29
Originally posted by Support Monkey View Post

driving license

Licence
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Support Monkey replied

15 December 2011, 09:11
the client i am at has just advertised internally (global company)for a mobile desktop engineer, they had 10 applicants.

8 from outside the UK

and the other 2, one lived 200 miles away and only 1 had a driving license
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Peoplesoft bloke replied

15 December 2011, 08:07
Zero. But some parts of clientco seem to be Bob-only i.e 100%. I only have guesswork about what their working arrangements are - from the approximate English, odd (by our standards) dress code I am guessing many haven't been in the UK long which might suggest ICT. Thing is, I'm not really in a position to ask because it's nowt to do with me - I'm just another bit of unwelcome hired help.

Anecdotally I wouldn't say it's any different since the new government took over, with their promise to get a grip on immigration (ho ho)
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TimberWolf started a topic Bob situation

15 December 2011, 07:43
Bob situation

What percentage of Bobs work in your organisation? Perhaps withn the answer separated in to two parts, ICT'ed (plus recent immigrants or long visas) and outsourced if known.

And is this percentage growing/static/decreasing in the current economic setting and since Cameron arrived and stopped counting Bobs and reduced the minimum Bob wage?
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