British workers are given priority for UK sales jobs
Home secretary Alan Johnson has announced that UK workers will be given priority over British sales jobs after the government listened to recommendations made by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC).
The new measures mean that from 2010 all UK jobs must be advertised to British workers for four weeks before companies can seek to recruit workers from abroad.
Mr Johnson said: "These changes will ensure that businesses can recruit the skilled foreign workers that the economy needs, but not at the expense of British workers,"
He added that the measures would not be allow workers to come into the UK that were simply a cheaper alternative to investing in the skills of the existing workforce.
The proposals were made by the committee last month and Labour has committed to implementing the changes, which could be great news for British workers looking for sales jobs in the UK.
A recent government scheme called the Kickstart Programme has helped to bolster construction sales jobs by giving money to building projects that have stalled during the recession.
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Filed: 08-09-2009
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