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The UK Construction Industry Training Board estimates that approximately 29,000 additional skilled plumbers will be needed by 2007. Trades are generally not listed in government Skills Shortage Occupations by definition, but skilled tradesmen are still needed. They must be experienced, and need good English skills and certification to perform all work to exact building codes.

4 of 5 of new UK graduates in nursing face unemployment as they approach graduation at the end of this summer. One year ago, 70% of new graduates could expect to find a position at graduation. Approximately 100,000 new UK educated nurses will enter or will have entered the workforce sometime during 2007. Over 150,000 nurses are due to retire in the next five to 10 years. Announced by the Home Office this week, general nurses are to...

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Ottawa has been ranked as the top growth city in Canada, having experienced 10 percent economic growth over the past year. Calgary trailed at a close second, with Toronto coming in third. The Federal Government is also expanding its employee base. The Canadian government characterizes the regions as welcoming to new immigrants. Increased diversity of the workforce is something that is generally acknowledged to increase productivity.

The paternity provision of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act of 2002 relating to children of unmarried British fathers came into effect on July 1st, 2006. Only children born on or after July 1st will have a right to British citizenship under the new law.

Britains official number of 375,000 immigrants from the ten new member states of the EU may have been understated. A BBC...

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A change in Australian tax law now exempts most visa holders working in Australia from having to declare their income from outside of Australia. Work permit holders will have to declare all income generated from work within Australia, but their foreign income no longer needs to appear on their Australian tax forms.

The Council of Australian Governments is considering revision to visa laws to allow guest workers to enter the country. The Federal Immigration Department is considering extending the 457 visa subclass to allow semi-skilled workers entry into Australia to perform jobs such as driving trucks and working on farms. The new skills category is being detailed in the new Standard Classification of Occupations, which is in its preliminary drafts.

The UK national identity card timetable is in...

The European Union has seen a steady increase in total employment from 2001 through the end of 2005. Just under three-quarters of all men and a little over half of all women in Europe are currently employed. As of January 2006, 18 of the EU-25 Member States had set national statutory minimum wages.

Italy announced it will lift all restrictions on the movement of workers from within the EU. Effective July 21st, a total of 18 EU states have a policy of free movement of labour. Italy set a quota of 350,000 non-EU citizens already in the country who are now eligible to legalise their residency or working status in Italy.

The French government announced that it will grant residency permits to roughly 6,000 illegal school-age children and their relatives. Eligible persons may be granted residency if their children can be proven not to have any links to...