Sentences with phrase «foreign labour markets»

«As they continue to increase their global presence, the world's pharmaceutical companies find themselves wrestling with a multitude of challenges — from deciding whether to find local talent versus transferring employees internationally, to understanding the nuances of foreign labour markets, to developing a strategic workforce plan.»

Not exact matches

«These changes will reflect the relative value Canadian employers place on foreign work experience, and redirect points to language and age factors, which are better indicators of success in the Canadian labour market.»

«Foreign work experience is largely discounted by Canadian employers when the immigrant first enters the Canadian labour market, and it is a weak predictor of economic success,» the analysis said.

Immigration provides the most effective solution to this problem, even if experiments with schemes like the Temporary Foreign Workers program have proven it's not a panacea for labour market woes.

To bring in a foreign national on a work permit, an employer must typically obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), which was introduced in 2014.

The temporary foreign workers issue is just another example of why Canada needs to keep better labour market data.

I have in front of me the report on labour market opinions issued for temporary foreign workers in the Windsor area, and the overwhelming majority of these LMOs were issued for industrial instrument technicians and mechanics for less than six months.

Other unfavourable factors include weakening market demand amid the economic downturn, administrative inefficiency, non-transparent legal systems, foreign exchange controls, high tax rates and high labour costs, the report said.

A LMIA is a document that serves as proof that there will be a positive or neutral impact to the Canadian labour market if the employer hires the foreign worker.

Canadian employers seeking to hire foreign nationals under the International Mobility Program for job positions that are exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process are now required to submit information about their business, including details of the offer of employment, and pay a fee to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

After China opened up to the global market economy and joined the global competition, its most useful weapon is cheap labour, factory owners are trying to minimize any cost including that of workers» safety, due to lack of safety regulation in foreign investments.

After all, these were the lingering memories to overcome of the debacle of 1976, when the then Labour government needed to seek a loan from the IMF to shore up the Pound in the foreign exchange markets.

For years Labour presided over a labour market where the number of foreign people in jobs rocketed to record levels — while thousands of British workers were left on the sidelines, facing the prospect of long - term unemploLabour presided over a labour market where the number of foreign people in jobs rocketed to record levels — while thousands of British workers were left on the sidelines, facing the prospect of long - term unemplolabour market where the number of foreign people in jobs rocketed to record levels — while thousands of British workers were left on the sidelines, facing the prospect of long - term unemployment.

Currently there is strong job market, 2 jobs for every worker, we have to import in foreign labour to do jobs that locals do not want to do!

The surtax would target foreign buyers who don't contribute to the local labour market, as well as wealthy Canadian citizens who have «aggressively evaded taxes,» the report said.

chocolate or other products which have depended on child slavery in their manufacture» Choosing locally produced products to avoid food miles, and supporting local communities» Choosing not to invest in the shares of a company which produces goods / labour in foreign countries are not as skilled, affecting the success of operations abroad Highly skilled and productive labour Tax (tariff) free access to the European markets They can buy into existing UK brands and distribution networks The English /

Modify the temporary foreign workers program to eliminate the $ 1,000 Labour Market Impact Assessment fee to hire caregivers and work with provinces and territories to develop a system of regulated companies to hire caregivers on behalf of families.

Often employers are only in tune with the status of their temporary foreign workers if a labour market opinion is required, or the employer supported their provincial nominee application.

Other rules are also being tightened up, and recently the Kuwait Ministry of Interior increased the minimum salary requirement for foreign nationals sponsoring spouses and dependents for family and visit visas, which may have an impact of the economy and labour market.

He says the «accumulative duration rule» which indicates most temporary foreign workers — not all, but most — that come through labour market opinions have a maximum of four years in Canada.

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program - encompassing workers whose employers must obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment before the worker can apply for a work permit (typically restricted as to employer, job, location).

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Most of the cases in the press recently have been regarding foreign workers brought in under the labour market opinion stream.

As of Oct. 11, Le ministére de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles announced it will no longer process applications for labour market opinions for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program if they are submitted in English.

Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and associated Labour Market Impact Assessment streams and processing

Although a foreign national may be identified on the Labour Market Opinion, the confirmation pertains to the Job position, not the foreign national.

From now on, employers wishing to hire international students who have graduated from recognized Canadian post-secondary institutions and whose Post-Graduate Worker Permit (PGWP) is expireing, will need to submit a Labour Market Impact Assessment to ESDC, and ensure that the individuals transitioning from the PGWP meet all of the requirements for the applicable stream under the Temporary Foreign Workers Program.

This includes ensuring the foreign worker has had a positive or neutral effect on the Canadian labour market, and the position being performed is the same as was anticipated in the original application.

The requirement is the hiring of the temporary foreign workers will have a neutral or positive effect on the Canadian labour market.

Prior to these changes, there were essentially two categories of temporary foreign workers — those who required a Labour Market Opinion («LMO») and those who were LMO - exempt.

Defined broadly, for the purposes of IRPA, a business visitor is a foreign national who seeks to «engage in international business activities in Canada without directly entering the Canadian labour market,» and whose principal place of business, primary source of remuneration and the place of accrual of profits remain outside Canada.

Temporary foreign workers come to work in Canada to fill temporary gaps in the labour market.

They're letting employers keep their Temporary Foreign Workers for a longer period of time and they're blocking paths to citizenship that could eliminate the underclass of exploitable guest workers that has been distorting the Canadian labour market.

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The political shifts and policy changes impact on critical labour market issues like skills development and the future of Temporary Foreign Worker Programs.

What is the biggest challenge in terms of Japanese labour law for foreign companies entering Japanese market?

She also specializes in business immigration and mobility, assisting both companies and foreign workers with regard to work permits, intra-company transfers, business visitors, and labour market opinions.

A review of that document indicated that the visa officer must determine if the job offer is genuine and if the employment of the foreign national is likely to have a neutral or positive economic effect on the labour market in Canada.

Overseeing the proper work authorization process for international workers entering the Canadian labour market either on behalf of a foreign company or under the employment of a Canadian company.

The media is repeatedly asking large Canadian businesses to demonstrate that foreign workers are being hired only where there is truly a labour market shortage and that Canadians are given the first opportunity at jobs.

Inspections without warrants and further delays to Labour Market Opinions make recent changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker program bad for Canadian business, say immigration lawyers.

It's that any change in the role means the «new» role should be opened up to the Canadian labour market, but in many cases, the role has only changed because of the foreign worker's work in the role.

When talk first began about reforms to the TFWP and employer sanctions for failing to comply with it, much of the reform seemed to centre around those individual employers that took advantage of temporary foreign workers or the labour market.

The court accepted that the unions wanted to ensure that all employers active in the Swedish labour market had to pay wages (and apply other terms and conditions) in line with those usual in Sweden, to establish fair competition on an equal basis between Swedish and foreign employers, but then said directly that none of those considerations constituted sufficient grounds of public policy, security or health, and so justification had not been established.

Before foreign workers are recruited, employers need to conduct a «Resident Labour Market Test» showing there are no suitable domestic workers able to fulfil that job role.

Increase the recruitment efforts that employers must make to hire Canadians before they will be eligible to apply for temporary foreign workers (presumably this means Labour Market Opinions), including increasing the length and reach of advertising requirements.

However, it's expected this particular indicator could increase again in future years due to Singapore's rapidly ageing population and labour market pressures due to the stringent work visa measures in place on foreign nationals.