A fixed term contract of employment does not legally bind you to work for the whole term, nor does it bind the employer to employing you for the whole term. The contract itself will normally state the notice period to be given by the employer/employee, but typically this is one month for a monthly p...
A long form birth certificate is only a single sheet. It is just a bigger sheet than the short form and contains additional information. You can obtain either for your mother....I am assuming your mothers birth was registered in the UK. They have had long form certificates for longer than i have bee...
I beg to differ with the view that without some physical end product there is no value. I recently had a heart attack. Those doctors and nurses sure had value. When your house starts subsiding you might think my advice about what to do about it has value. And if we follow the argument to its logical...
Sorry Chess, What I was trying to highlight was that the requirement for good english in the Construction industry, even for unskilled labour, is not just intended as another barrier for foriegners gaining employment. There are serious safety issues, and indeed deaths and serious injuries have alrea...
kawasaki, Although I understand your query about NI the problems are multiple. Firstly, although NI was originally introduced to raise revenue to pay for certain benefits, not least the state pension, the money has never been ringfenced and used for those purposes. The money just goes into general t...
Language has been, and continues to be, a real concern so far as safety on Construction sites is concerned. We certainly need more skilled and unskilled labour and as a professional in the industry I hope we see more people coming and filling those vacancies. However, even for unskilled workers, a g...
Lions, I think your best bet will be to keep pestering your MP. As an aside I am curious as to why your wife wants British Citizenship. Mine could have had it years ago, but whe we looked into it there were no advantages and of course it would mean her having to give up her Malaysian Citizenship. I ...
Problem is that the Law Society effectively operates a legalised cartel and they control supply side of solicitors by requiring them to have work experience first (education not enough), and very few vacancies actually exist. Costs of legal education is high too - £20k+ on fees alone. The Law Socie...
Yeeshang, There are loads of Malaysians living and working in the UK, particularly Chinese Malaysians. Including my wife as it happens. so you may find it helpful to make contact with some Chinese or Chinese Malaysian residents when you arrive. As for getting a job I'd offer some suggestions but you...
NadeemS I am also not saying anything about immigration, I haven't a clue about that. I am telling you from 30 years as a professional born and working in the UK that many employers will look to Chartered or Incorporated status as the important evidence of competence. So my comments are relevant onl...
Now I like it :D 1) There are very very few jobs of any kind in the UK where you are required by law to have any particular qualification. The exceptions to this are so few and so specialised that it is not even worth discussing them. You can be anything you want to be if you can convince someone to...
My wife is Malaysian and we have a one bed flat to rent in South London. It has broadband cable, but may be a bit too expensive if you are really looking for just one room.
The flat has one double bedroom, reception room, hallway, Spam and bathroom.
I am a. English Chartered Surveyor. My take on this is that in the case of Engineering Disciplines it is not membership of the professional body that amounts to a "qualification", that is merely membership, albeit that it may be a pre requisite to qualifying. It would be the award of Chart...
Neither of you are wrong, but both of you simplify the real situation. Anybody can call themselves an Engineer, there is no need even to be literate to do so. There are no general restrictions upon anyone calling themselves an Engineer and in many disciplines, no restrictions on practising. However,...
