Living and working in the United Kingdom

1. Living and working in the United Kingdom MAIE WILLBERN EURES Adviser East Midlands maie.willbern@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk Turin 11th March 2011

2. What do you think of when you think of the UK? London ?

3. London is great but don’t forget the rest! Edinburgh The Lake District Belfast Cardiff

4. This presentation is to give you some of the information you will need to help decide if working in the UK is the right move for you. • Working in the UK • Information on finding a job and working conditions • Living in the UK • Information on the cost of living

5. Working in the UK The job market Looking for work Working conditions

6. The United Kingdom • 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 million Languages: English, Welsh Currency: British pound £

7. The Job Market Job Market • UK unemployment rate 7.9% / employment rate 70.6% • Increase in part-time working, but not through choice • High youth unemployment - 737,000 (18-24) • Economy growing: more people are finding work than losing their job • But the recovery is slow and fragile (2.5 million unemployed) • Reduction in UK expenditure will lead to adecline in public sector jobs • But certain sectors still have shortages (skill shortage occupations)

8. Senior care workers Shortage Occupations • Skilled chefs • Social workers • Electrical Engineers

9. Secondary education science and maths teachers (children 11-16 years old) Teachers in special schools Doctors (accidents & emergencies) Nurses (operating theatres and neonatal intensive care units) Pharmacists Veterinary surgeons Chemical engineers Mechanical engineers (electricity generation / transmission / distribution) Civil engineers (geotechnical, rock/soil mechanics, tunnelling, petroleum) Pipe Welders (high integrity with 3 years experience) Butchers and meat cutters (skilled meat trimmer and meat boner) More Shortage Occupations

10. Education - qualifications • 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

11. Looking for work • EURES • Jobsfairs • UK newspapers (online) • Company websites • Private recruitment agencies • Online agencies / jobsites • Public employment services

12. Employment services in the UK • Great Britain - Jobcentre Plus • Northern Ireland - Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) • Self service kiosks - Jobpoints

13. Job application process • Curriculum Vitae – C V 2 pages maximum, typed • Create a CV to match the job • Typed Application letter (covering letter) • Companyapplication forms(sometimes online) • Interviews – it depends on the job applied for

14. Employment Law • National Minimum Wage: £5.93 per hour • Holiday entitlement 25 days + • Verbal / Written contracts • Equality Act 2010

15. National Insurance Number Needed to pay social security contributions in the UK Apply just before or as soon as you start work • 11 %deducted from earnings between £110 - £844 plus • 1 % of earnings above £844 per week Self employed people pay their own National Insurance contributions

16. Income Tax • Basic rate: 20% £0 - £37,400 • Higher rate: 40% £37,401 - £150,000 • Additional rate: 50% Over £150,000 • Self employed people pay their own tax

17. Example pay slip for the average UK salary

18. Living in the UK Accommodation Healthcare Cost of living

19. What might be the worst thing about living in the UK? the weather ?

20. Living in the UK Accommodation Average monthly rental charges: • Apartments/Flats: £450 - £600 = (€513-684) • Houses: £500 - £800 = (€570 - £912) • Rooms: £200 - £350 = (€228 - £399) Deposit + 1 month’s rent in advance Council Tax – local tax on accommodation Bills– water, gas, electricity & telephone

21. Healthcare 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) Before coming to the UK, make sure you have a EHIC

22. Cost of living – what UK households spend their money on

23. Living expenses Cost of living – UK shopping basket • Bread (800 grams) £1.00 ↑ € 1.14 • Butter £1.30 ↑ € 1.48 • Eggs (6 large free range) £1.61 ↑ € 1.83 • Milk, 2.24 litres (4 pints) £1.25 € 1.43 • Pint of beer (568ml) £3.00 € 3.42 • Cigarettes £6.00 € 6.84 • Cinema ticket £6.00 € 6.84 • Bus £1.50 € 1.71 • Petrol, 1 litre £1.13 € 1.28 • 1 pound = 1.14 euro • 1 euro = 88 pence

24. What is the most popular meal in the UK? Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding? Fish and chips? Indian cuisine?

25. Your questions ? Maie.willbern@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk

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