lac
15-04-2009, 14:10
Acest anunt a fost facut public de curand de catre Ministrul Muncii in legatura cu acordarea permiselor de munca in Irlanda incepand cu iunie 2009.
Anca
Main Features of Changes to Employment Permit Arrangements
Notwithstanding rapidly declining demand for employment permits the
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment recently undertook a review
of employment permit arrangements to ensure their ongoing relevance to the
needs of the Irish labour market. As an outcome of this review, more
stringent eligibility criteria are being implemented for prospective new
entrants to the work permit schemes from 1 June 2009 onwards. The main
features of the new measures are:
Work Permits
· Making more job categories ineligible for new work permits (work
riders, domestic workers and HGV drivers now ineligible), and an ongoing
assessment of other occupational categories regarding their continued
eligibility
· No new permits for low-paid jobs i.e. paying under €30,000 per annum
· Strengthening the labour market needs test by doubling EURES/FAS
advertisement of the job vacancy to 8 weeks, and national press
advertisement to six days.
· Tougher conditions for the renewal of permits – higher fees and
requirement for labour market needs test on renewal
· Spouses and dependants of future principal work permit holders having
to apply for permits in their own right subject to the standard eligibility
criteria and fees for Work Permits (currently spousal/dependant work
permits are open to all job categories with no labour market needs test
applied or fee charged)
Green Card List – Salaries paying €30,000-€60,000
The Green Card list is reviewed periodically to ensure that it remains
relevant to the needs of the Irish labour market. Certain categories were
previously removed from the €30,000-€60,000 list i.e. Quantity Surveyors,
Building Managers, and some categories of Engineers and Architects. A
recent review has shown that skills shortages no longer exist in respect of
the occupations listed by industrial sector below. On that basis the
following occupations are being removed, with immediate effect, from the
Green Card eligible list where the salary payable for the job is in the
range €30,000-€59,999 per annum:
Healthcare: Registered midwives; physiotherapists; psychologists;
social workers; medical physicists; and speech and language
therapists.
Financial Services: Economists; statisticians; underwriters; claims
assessors and analysts; securities specialists; fund and investment
management specialists; common law jurisdiction lawyers; investment
fund professionals; fund accountants; fund valuations professionals;
fund administrators; custody specialists; transfer agents; and hedge
fund specialists.
Industry/Services: Marketing Managers.
These occupations continue to be eligible for Green Cards where the salary
payable to the jobholder is €60,000 or more per annum.
Anca
Main Features of Changes to Employment Permit Arrangements
Notwithstanding rapidly declining demand for employment permits the
Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment recently undertook a review
of employment permit arrangements to ensure their ongoing relevance to the
needs of the Irish labour market. As an outcome of this review, more
stringent eligibility criteria are being implemented for prospective new
entrants to the work permit schemes from 1 June 2009 onwards. The main
features of the new measures are:
Work Permits
· Making more job categories ineligible for new work permits (work
riders, domestic workers and HGV drivers now ineligible), and an ongoing
assessment of other occupational categories regarding their continued
eligibility
· No new permits for low-paid jobs i.e. paying under €30,000 per annum
· Strengthening the labour market needs test by doubling EURES/FAS
advertisement of the job vacancy to 8 weeks, and national press
advertisement to six days.
· Tougher conditions for the renewal of permits – higher fees and
requirement for labour market needs test on renewal
· Spouses and dependants of future principal work permit holders having
to apply for permits in their own right subject to the standard eligibility
criteria and fees for Work Permits (currently spousal/dependant work
permits are open to all job categories with no labour market needs test
applied or fee charged)
Green Card List – Salaries paying €30,000-€60,000
The Green Card list is reviewed periodically to ensure that it remains
relevant to the needs of the Irish labour market. Certain categories were
previously removed from the €30,000-€60,000 list i.e. Quantity Surveyors,
Building Managers, and some categories of Engineers and Architects. A
recent review has shown that skills shortages no longer exist in respect of
the occupations listed by industrial sector below. On that basis the
following occupations are being removed, with immediate effect, from the
Green Card eligible list where the salary payable for the job is in the
range €30,000-€59,999 per annum:
Healthcare: Registered midwives; physiotherapists; psychologists;
social workers; medical physicists; and speech and language
therapists.
Financial Services: Economists; statisticians; underwriters; claims
assessors and analysts; securities specialists; fund and investment
management specialists; common law jurisdiction lawyers; investment
fund professionals; fund accountants; fund valuations professionals;
fund administrators; custody specialists; transfer agents; and hedge
fund specialists.
Industry/Services: Marketing Managers.
These occupations continue to be eligible for Green Cards where the salary
payable to the jobholder is €60,000 or more per annum.