Living and working in the UK Name: Helen Giles UK EURES Adviser South West England

Working in the UK Employment law Living in the UK Looking for work 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 PES in the UK Living and working in the UK

 Managers in Construction  Civil/ Chemical/ Aircraft Manufacturing Engineers  Physicists, Geologists, Meteorologists  Doctors and Dentists  Vets  Various Health Care Professionals (including Radiographers, Psychologists and Biochemists)  Secondary Maths / Science Teachers  Highly skilled Ballet Dancers / Contemporary Dancers  Chefs/ Cooks  Care Assistants/ Home Carers  Pipe Fitters Job opportunities in UK skills shortage occupations Living and working in the UK

Non-European nationals can only come to work in the United Kingdom if there are no suitable European Economic Area/Swiss workers available to fill the job. The resident labour market test must be met by the employer before they can assign a Certificate of Sponsorship to a non-European (Third Country National). The resident labour market test – tier 2 of the Work Permits Points Based System (PBS). Living and working in the UK

Job vacancies on the EURES Portal 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

National Minimum Wage – new rates October Working week hours + Holiday entitlement 25 days + Wage/Salary is paid monthly or weekly 20 minute rest break for 6 hours Employment law Living and working in the UK

Required for paying social security contributions Apply as soon as you start work Tel: or Tel: (NI) National insurance number 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

11 % deducted if you earn above £110 - £844 plus 1 % of earnings above £844 per week Self-employed people pay their own NIC National insurance Living and working in the UK

European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) formally, E111 E301 – records your social security contributions E303 – used to transfer your unemployment benefit from one country to another, within the EEA. E Forms Living and working in the UK

NHS - National Health Service Visiting a doctor is free; a visit to the dentist you have to pay Prescription medicines you may have to pay (depending on where you reside in the UK) Tel: Healthcare in the UK Living and working in the UK

 Apartments/Flats: £450 - £600 = (€ )  Houses: £500- £800 = (€ £856)  Rooms: £200-£350 = (€ £374)  One month’s rent required in advance as a deposit  Council Tax (council tax) Living in the UK Living and working in the UK

 Bread - £1.50 = € 1.60  Milk 1l - £1.00 = € 1.07  Fast food restaurant meal - £3.79 = €4.05  Cigarettes (20) £5.70 = € 6.09  Beer 568ml (1 pint) - £3.00 = € 3.21  Cinema ticket £6.00 = €6.42  Bus/Train, short journey, (single) £1.50 = €1.60  1 pound = 1.07 euro  1 euro =.89 pence Living expenses Living and working in the UK

UK newspapers (online) Company websites PES UK Private recruitment agencies (free service) EURES Looking for work Living and working in the UK

Search for a job Register your CV online Make contact with EURES advisers Labour market information Living and working conditions Education Graduate forum The EURES portal Living and working in the UK

 Curriculum Vitae – C V  2 pages, typed  Create a CV to match the job  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

Work placement opportunities Living and working in the UK

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