New Posts For Thread: A question about immigration/employmenthttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemploymentWhy can't we get British unemployed people to fill some of the jobs being done by immigrants from the EU?I'm thinking of retail, agriculture etc.I realise the wages are low but presumably incumbents would receive in-work benefits.Is the answer as simit seems to me that Britons are better off unemployed .it must cost the state thousands to support a large familyhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549854345#549854345it seems to me that Britons are better off unemployed .it must cost the state thousands to support a large familyMon, 05 Sep 2016 08:13:55 -0500100,s of welders out there highly skilled out of work also 1000,s getting out of the game because of low rates been payed,every town in the north,n east,scotland has bus loads of low skilled immigrants blagging it as tradesmen been bused into fab shohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549854203#549854203100,s of welders out there highly skilled out of work also 1000,s getting out of the game because of low rates been payed,every town in the north,n east,scotland has bus loads of low skilled immigrants blagging it as tradesmen been bused into fab shoMon, 05 Sep 2016 07:44:17 -0500last firm I was at still did an apprenticeship scheme but they only took on one a year. Not the money in it now like when I first started mine.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549854053#549854053last firm I was at still did an apprenticeship scheme but they only took on one a year. Not the money in it now like when I first started mine.Mon, 05 Sep 2016 07:14:26 -0500it seems easy to employ a skilled migrant on short term contract and avoid health and safety issueslong term its probably just cost factor of wagesdo we still produce welders in uk ? or just import them ?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549854043#549854043it seems easy to employ a skilled migrant on short term contract and avoid health and safety issueslong term its probably just cost factor of wagesdo we still produce welders in uk ? or just import them ?Mon, 05 Sep 2016 07:08:48 -0500same argument employers of skilled trades like my own welders,platers etc would rather employ an immigrant on less money doing a worse job because he can play fast and lose with welfare,health and safety etcnever heard an employer give a single reasohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549853951#549853951same argument employers of skilled trades like my own welders,platers etc would rather employ an immigrant on less money doing a worse job because he can play fast and lose with welfare,health and safety etcnever heard an employer give a single reasoMon, 05 Sep 2016 06:50:31 -0500Agree with all of the above.The contruction sector is a different issue though as a lot of the work is skilled or sem-skilled. We are told that there is a genuine shortage of workers in these trades. Is that the case? Haven't wages for brickies andhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549853799#549853799Agree with all of the above.The contruction sector is a different issue though as a lot of the work is skilled or sem-skilled. We are told that there is a genuine shortage of workers in these trades. Is that the case? Haven't wages for brickies andMon, 05 Sep 2016 06:20:08 -0500imo ,its not just the low wages but the treatment employers can meat out to those on low pay not just fruit picking etc but mike ashley good example,an immigrant for whatever reason far more likely to put up with workhouse conditions in 2016https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549853719#549853719imo ,its not just the low wages but the treatment employers can meat out to those on low pay not just fruit picking etc but mike ashley good example,an immigrant for whatever reason far more likely to put up with workhouse conditions in 2016Mon, 05 Sep 2016 06:10:32 -0500or elsewhere ....https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549853695#549853695or elsewhere ....Mon, 05 Sep 2016 06:05:16 -0500its quality of the candidate, and education is a major factor.will take years to sort out, meanwhile we produce some almostunemployable youths, so importing workers from overseas of elsewherein the uk is an easy option.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549853687#549853687its quality of the candidate, and education is a major factor.will take years to sort out, meanwhile we produce some almostunemployable youths, so importing workers from overseas of elsewherein the uk is an easy option.Mon, 05 Sep 2016 06:04:42 -0500Yes, that was my theory (see last line of my OP).But unless you want a life of unemployement, you either have to start at the bottom or get some skills or qualifications.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30730829/a-question-about-immigrationemployment?post_id=549853615#549853615Yes, that was my theory (see last line of my OP).But unless you want a life of unemployement, you either have to start at the bottom or get some skills or qualifications.Mon, 05 Sep 2016 05:44:47 -0500