Living and working in the UK Jane Osborne UK EURES Adviser

Working in the UK Employment legislation Living 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: Northern Ireland Tel: Self service kiosks Where to find work Living and working in the UK

EURES Find a job – search in all EURES countries CV online register your CV EURES advisers – 700 advisers Where to find work Living and working in the UK

UK newspapers – most have job sites Private agencies – many registered with Recruitment and Employers Confederation Company websites Trade unions and professional bodies Where to find work Living and working in the UK

Unemployment rate UK-wide May-July % - rise of 0.7 per cent on last quarter Unemployment rate London May-July % - rise of 1.1 per cent on last quarter Statistical overview Living and working in the UK

434,000 job vacancies 3 months to July Lowest figure since 2001 Down 26,000 on previous quarter and 203,000 over year. Most sectors fall in vacancies over quarter Largest fall in finance and business services down 13,000 Statistical overview Living and working in the UK

434,00 all vacancies 145,000 in education, public admin & health 121,000 in distribution, hotels and restaurants 82,000 in finance and business services 24,000 in manufacturing 27,000 in transport and communications 23,000 in other services 9,000 in construction 3,000 in energy and water Source National Office for Statistics Vacancies by industry Living and working in the UK

Average Graduate wage is £27,000 according to or £25,000 according to Association of Graduate Recruiters (both 2009 figures). – Graduate Careers site – jobs in Northern Ireland Graduates Living and working in the UK

Work placement opportunities Living and working in the UK

National Minimum Wage – currently £5.80 hour 22 and older Working week hours Holiday entitlement 28 days Salary paid monthly or weekly 20 minute rest break for 6 hours Employment law Living and working in the UK

Workers Registration Scheme Living and working in the UK Nationals of Hungary must register under Workers Registration Scheme Fee of £90 After 12 month unbroken period of working in UK no longer required to register have full rights of free movement. Registration forms and guidance from

You must apply for a National Insurance Number when you start work If you have worked in the UK before you do not need a new number Phone GB to apply Phone Northern Ireland to apply National Insurance Number Living and working in the UK

11 % deducted if you earn above £110 - £844 plus 1 % of earnings above £844 per week Self employed people pay their own contributions National Insurance 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

European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) E301 – record of social security contributions E303 – used to transfer unemployment benefits from one Member State to another E forms Living and working in the UK

UK National Health Service – NHS When settled register with a local doctor Consulting NHS doctor free prescribed medicines £7.20 in England It is likely that you will pay for spectacles and dental treatment Tel: Healthcare in the UK Living and working in the UK

Flats and houses UK average £400 month 1-bedroomed flat London £1,000 month average 1-bedroomed flat Room shared house £140-£160 month UK general £500 month average London Living in the UK Living and working in the UK

Bread - £1.30 Milk 1l – 80p Fast food restaurant meal - £5.00 Cigarettes 20 - £5.70 Beer 568ml (1 pint) - £3.50 Cinema ticket - £6.00. More expensive London Bus journey approximately £1.50 Monthly Travelcard zones 1-2 London £99.10 Living expenses Living and working in the UK

Curriculum vitae – C V 2 pages, typed 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

Questions…….. Jane Osborne