ATPI, Nomadic partner to help foreign workers fill gaps in UK workforce
Travel management company ATPI has partnered with Nomadic, a global short-term immigration provider, to help companies fill potential energy industry workforce gaps.
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Tory immigration proposals pose ‘very real impact’ for energy labour market
Only three of the top 10 most popular energy roles typically filled by overseas recruits have an average salary above the proposed new minimum threshold.
Home Office data shows spike in energy visa applications
Data shows a spike in mining and energy applications from Russian, Belarussian and US candidates, with requests surging far above those of other nations.
FOI figures show energy firms casting the net far and wide to plug skills gaps
Energy companies are looking further afield to plug their skills gaps as the industry grapples with a tight resource pool.
UK Government responds to calls for offshore wind visa waivers to be axed
Government has repeated its pledge to help local workers benefit from the scaling up of renewables developments in UK waters.
North Sea workers handed Covid-19 quarantine exemption by Westminster
Oil and gas workers have been handed a Covid-19 quarantine exemption by the UK Home Office as the sector looks to bounce back from one of the most difficult periods in its history.
Lawyer warns of visa issues amid North Sea ‘recruitment rush’
Renewed activity in the North Sea is seeing oil and gas companies ramp up recruitment into the region.
RMT slams government for allowing ‘exploitation’ in offshore wind sector
The RMT Union has condemned a move from the UK government which it said “allows firms to exploit cheap foreign labour” in the offshore wind sector.
Government grants immigration loop-hole for offshore windfarm workers
The UK Government has extended the immigration right to remain of non-European Economic Area nationals who work in the offshore wind sector.
Pity the tanker drivers’ strike wasn’t longer
The tanker drivers' strike was too short. Here was a genuine opportunity to give people a real taste of what life is going to be like in just a few short years if we continue to do nothing about liquid fuels, and we blew it.