Annemarie BinghamOctober 2012

Living and working in the United Kingdom

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What do you think of when you think of the UK?

London ?

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London is great but don’t forget the rest!

Edinburgh Newcastle

Belfast Cardiff

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Background information to working in the UK

Labour Market information

Looking for work

Working conditions

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England London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, Bristol, Nottingham Scotland Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen Wales Cardiff, Swansea, Aberystwyth, Bangor Northern Ireland Belfast, Londonderry/Derry

Population: 62 millionLanguages: English, Welsh Currency: British pound £

The United Kingdom

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• UK unemployment rate 8.1% / employment rate 71.2% • 473,000 unfilled vacancies ( to August 2012)

• 1.01 million 16-24 year olds unemployed (30% full-time students)

• More redundancies expected across most sectors – 142,000 redundancies May to July 2012

• Down 13,000 on the quarter

Job MarketThe Labour Market

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• Nurses (operating theatres and neonatal intensive care units)

Shortage Occupations

•Skilled chefs

•Social workers

•Electrical Engineers

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• Secondary education science and maths teachers (children 11-16 years old)

• Teachers in special schools

• Doctors (certain specialisms only)

• Nurses (operating theatres and neonatal intensive care units)

• Medical radiographers

• Engineers – Chemical / Mechanical / Civil

• Graphic Designers

• Pipe Welders (high integrity with 3 years experience)

• Biological scientists / Biochemists

• Skilled musicians/ dancers / animators

More Shortage Occupations

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• EURES

• Jobsfairs

• UK newspapers (online)

• Company websites

• Private recruitment agencies

• Online agencies / jobsites

• Public employment services – Department for Employment & Learning / Jobcentre Plus

Where to look for work

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• Great Britain - Jobcentre Plus

• Northern Ireland - Department for Employment and Learning (DEL)

Public Employment services in the UK

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• For UK recognition of qualifications, contact NARIC

• Learning the language – The British Council

• University courses in the UK – Prospects

• To study in the UK at undergraduate / post graduate level you will need good English language skills

• Internships

Education - qualifications

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• Curriculum Vitae – C V 2 pages maximum, typed

• Create a CV to match the job

• Typed Application letter (covering letter)

• Company application forms (often online)

• Interviews – it depends on the job applied for

Job application process

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• National Minimum Wage: £6.19 per hour

• Holiday entitlement 28 days minimum (for full-time employees)

• Verbal / Written contracts

• Equality Act 2010 - law to protect against discrimination

Employment Law

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Needed to pay social security contributions in the UK

Apply just before or as soon as you start work

• 12 % deducted from earnings between £146 - £817 plus• 2 % of earnings above £817 per week

Self employed people pay their ownNational Insurance contributions

National Insurance Number

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• Basic rate: 20% £0 - £34,370,

• Higher rate: 40% £34,370 - £150,000

• Additional rate: 50% Over £150,000

• Self employed people pay their own tax

Income Tax

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Living in the UK

Healthcare

Accommodation

Cost of living

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What might be the best thing about living in the UK?

the weather ?

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the food ?

Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding?

Fish and chips?

Indian cuisine?

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NHS - National Health Service

Visiting a doctor is free; a visit to the dentist you have to pay

Prescription medicines you will have to pay in England (Free in Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland)

Before coming to the UK, make sure you have a EHIC

Healthcare in the UK

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Average monthly rental charges:

• Apartments/Flats: £450 - £600 = (€550 - €740)

• Houses: £500 - £800 = (€620 - €990)

• Rooms: £200 - £350 = (€245 - €430)

Deposit + 1 month’s rent in advance

Council Tax – local tax on accommodation

Bills– water, gas, electricity & telephone

Accommodation

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• Bread (800 grams) £1.30 € 1.61

• Butter £1.50 € 1.86

• Eggs (6 large free range) £1.80 € 2.23

• Milk, 2.24 litres (4 pints) £1.30 € 1.61

• Pint of beer (568ml) £3.20 € 3.96

• Cigarettes £6.00 € 7.43

• Cinema ticket £7.00 € 8.67

• Bus £2.00 € 2.48

• Petrol, 1 litre £1.35 € 1.67

• 1 pound = 1.24 euro • 1 euro = 81 pence

Living expensesCost of living – UK shopping basket (average)

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Questions ?

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