Work Permit Q

[CORN DOG]

Hi,

My firm is trying to fill a vacancy for a number of months despite the use of press advertising/recruitment agencies.

A foreign national applied and has turned out to be absolutely perfect for the position. Problem is that his student visa to work/study in Ireland expires in December.

I have applied to FAs for a work permit (which is the process to be followed prior to the issuing of same through the Dept of Ent, Trade & Emp). However Fas have advsied me that it is a Clerical Position and is not eligible for a work permit as plenty of Irish/EU nationals could do the job. (For which none have applied)!!

Yet on last nights RTE News there was a report about Indian Waiters on a work permit being exploited by their employer.

Why is a waiter an eligible position for a work permit?? Surely loads of IRish/Eu antionals coudl do this job?

Thanks

 

[ClubMan]

Surely loads of IRish/Eu antionals coudl do this job?

Perhaps while many Irish/EU nationals could do the job you may find that few of them would, possibly because there are arguably more attractive opportunities out there?

 

[oilean]

It is possible that the person being exploited as a waiter is on a different type of work permit

eg: studying english and is entitled to work as a student up to 20 hours per week

See if your new employee can study to learn english in one of the language schools, it costs about €600 to enroll and then they can work 20 hours per week

Stu

 

[oilean]

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[oilean]

Before someone blames me on either exploiting foreign employess or the opposite and suporting work permit fraud

I would like to point out I was only stating what I think the rules where

I do not have an opinion on how they are enforced

Stu