Employers can apply
for work permits under the following
circumstances:
(a) Intra-Company Transfers: where an
worker from another overseas company
within the same Group is transfered
to work for a group or related company
in the UK; or
(b) Transfers of work permits within
the UK from one UK employer to another;
or
(c) Subject to the UK resident workers
test being satisfied after an advertisement
is placed and responses monitored.
Employers can also employ people on
Work Permit if they fall directly within
the following "Shortage Occupations".
This recognition acknowledges that there
are acute shortages of suitably qualified
and skilled workers within the resident
labour market. The resident labour market
is defined as countries within the European
Economic Area including the United Kingdom.
Work permits are only issued for employment
undertaken on a PAYE basis. Identification
and classification of a shortage occupation
only recognises that there are acute
shortages of suitably qualified and
skilled workers available to work in
a PAYE capacity. Classification as a
shortage occupation is not intended
to provide any indication of trends
or situations relating to recruitment
or skills shortages affecting employment
undertaken in any other capacity.
ENGINEERING SECTOR
Railway Engineers
Railways Planner or Engineer
Railways Modeller
Railway Track Design or Permanent Way
Engineer
Signaling Engineer, Communications Engineer
Power Supply Engineer or Electrification
Engineer
Structural / Bridge Engineers
Structural Engineer
Infrastructure Engineer or Buildings
Engineer
Bridge Engineer or Highways Structural
Engineer
Transportation & Highways
Engineer
Traffic Engineer or Transport Planner
Transport Modeller or Transport Economist
(The applicant would be expected to
have experience in multi-model studies
& modelling software such as TRIPS,
EMME2, QVIEW, SATURN, PEDROUTE or Microsimulation)
Transport Signal Engineer
Highways Design Engineer or Highways
Planning Engineer
Highways Maintenance Engineer
HEALTHCARE SECTOR
Doctors / Consultants
General Practitioners
Accident and Emergency
Additional Dental Specialities
Anaesthetics
Cardiology
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Chemical Pathology
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Clinical Cytogenetics and Molecular
Genetics
Clinical Neurophysiology
Clinical Oncology
Clinical Radiology
Dermatology
Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus
Endodentics
Forensic Psychiatry
Gastroenterology
General Adult Psychiatry
General Internal Medicine
General Surgery
Genito-urinary medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Haematology
Histopathology
Immunology
Infectious Diseases
Intensive Care Medicine
Medical Microbiology & Virology
Medical Oncology
Neurology
Neurosurgery
Nuclear Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Occupational Health
Old Age Psychiatry
Opthalmology
Oral & Maxillo-facial Surgery
Orthodontics
Otolaryngology
Paediatric Cardiology
Paediatric Dentistry
Paediatrics
Palliative Medicine
Plastic Surgery
Psychiatry of Learning Disabilities
Psychotherapy
Public Health Medicine
Rehabilitation Medicine
Renal Medicine
Respiratory Medicine
Rheumatology
Surgical Dentistry
Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery
Urology
General
Psychologist
Dietician
Occupational Therapist
Pharmacists
Pharmacy Technician
Physiotherapist
Speech and Language Therapist
Social Worker
Biomedical Scientist / Medical Laboratory
Scientific Officer (MLSO)
Qualified HPC registered Diagnostic
and Therapeutic Radiographers
Nurses & Midwives
All Registered Nurses & Midwives.
OTHER OCCUPATIONS
Actuaries
CAA Licensed Aircraft Engineers
Teachers - All posts in England covering
compulsory schooling
Veterinary Surgeon
