While most
industries in Ireland are stagnant or declining, the technical sector is
experiencing surprising growth, reports an article in the Irish Times from
Monday, 23rd July 2012. There is an increased need for highly
skilled technical workers, but the graduates from Irish universities are not
sufficient to fill the demand. Companies are attempting to fill the vacant jobs
with international workers, but they’re experiencing trouble with the
bureaucratic element.
In Ireland,
workers are given a green card, which allows them to obtain a visa to work in
the State. The green card scheme is designed to recruit highly skilled workers
to fill specific voids in various industries in Ireland. In order to obtain a
green card, however, the worker must already have a job. In the time it takes
to process the paperwork, the worker might not be available anymore. Smaller
firms especially have a difficult time with the bureaucratic process,
considering that many of them do not have an HR representative.
Most of the
EU operates under a blue card scheme, which is an easier process. A blue card
allows a highly skilled technical worker to enter into the EU and work in the
region, allowing for a greater flexibility and mobility. Most of the EU already
operates under this system, with Germany set to implement it on 1st
August. However Ireland, along with the UK and Denmark, has not participated
yet.
Zartis is a
software recruiting website, and John Dennehy, an employee, commented on the
situation. He said, “If you brought in 10,000 people with computer science
degrees, they would all have jobs within two or three months. Companies are
crying out for those skills. We don’t have enough people in Ireland. They’re
not going to take anybody’s jobs, because they are vacant.” His speech
highlights one of the top concerns that governments face when bringing in
international workers. A government does not want to handicap its own
industrial sector by allowing international workers to arrive that might steal
the work from Irish nationals, but Dennehy’s point is that the jobs are vacant
anyway. People have expressed concerns that open borders might be taken
advantage of, but for right now, the negatives are outweighed by the benefits.
Brophy Solicitors
24.07.12
Most of the other country gives work visa to get skilled workers for their vacant jobs specially when they don't have enough employee for that position. Anyway, wish they can make a better solution for that matter.
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