European Staff Recruitment

26 June 2006:

The number of UK employers taking on staff from EU countries has almost doubled in the past 12 months. The number of businesses turning to former Communist Eastern European states to meet their recruitment needs rose from 7% in 2005 to 12% this year, according to research by recruitment firm Manpower.

Companies in the hotel and restaurant sector are the most likely to employ staff from the new member states, with more than one in four (28%) taking on workers in the past 12 months. Employers in construction (12%), agriculture (11%), finance and business services (11%) and manufacturing (11%) are the next most likely to recruit staff from EU accession states.

For further information:

Web: [www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/]

Email: [gareth.pugh@businesslinkwessex.co.uk] at Business Link Wessex to request guide to 'Employing a Person from Outside the UK'