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Celia Pappas Thessaloniki October 2011
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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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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Background information to working in the UK
Looking for work
Labour Market information
Working conditions
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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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• Senior care workers
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 (accident & emergencies)
• Nurses (operating theatres and neonatal intensive care units)
• Pharmacists
• Veterinary surgeons
• Engineers – Chemical / Mechanical / Civil
• Pipe Welders (high integrity with 3 years experience)
• Butchers and meat cutters (skilled meat trimmer and meat boner)
More Shortage Occupations
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• UK unemployment rate 8.1% / employment rate 70.7% • 482,000 unfilled vacancies (April 2011)
• 924,000 16-24 year olds unemployed (666,000 non-students)
• Economy growing: more people are finding work than losing their job• But the recovery is slow and fragile (2.48 million unemployed)
• More redundancies expected in public admin., education & health
Job MarketThe Labour Market
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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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• Great Britain - Jobcentre Plus
• Northern Ireland - Department for Employment and Learning (DEL)
Public Employment services in the UK
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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: £6.08 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 £139 - £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 - £35,000
• Higher rate: 40% £35,001 - £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 may have to pay (depending on where you reside in the UK)
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 = (€500 - €660)
• Houses: £500 - £800 = (€555 - €888)
• Rooms: £200 - £350 = (€222 - €388)
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) £1.20 € 1.33• Butter £1.30 € 1.44• Eggs (6 large free range) £1.61 € 1.79• Milk, 2.24 litres (4 pints) £1.25 € 1.39• Pint of beer (568ml) £3.00 € 3.33• Cigarettes £6.62 € 7.35• Cinema ticket £6.50 € 7.20• Bus £1.50 € 1.67• Petrol, 1 litre £1.35 € 1.50
• 1 pound = 1.11 euro • 1 euro = 90 pence
Living expensesCost of living – UK shopping basket
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Questions ?
Thank you!
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