tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post4046665685543920823..comments2024-01-01T03:08:38.422+00:00Comments on Not Proud Of Britain (But Would Like To Be): Migration Advisory CommitteeSnafuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16069053283344578792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-67306835071818480632008-09-10T09:58:00.000+01:002008-09-10T09:58:00.000+01:00Ah yes, but think about all the lovely quangos tha...Ah yes, but think about all the lovely quangos that they'll be able to set up!<BR/><BR/>Think of the donations that the governing party will be able to elicit from large employers keen to get the jobs they offer on the approved list! <BR/><BR/>Think of the barriers to entry for small businesses, who will have to pay £1,000s to register as an approved employer (or pay higher wages to UK workers and be unable to compete) - but a drop in the ocean for Big Business!<BR/><BR/>Think of the impact on UK unemployment and the burden on the taxpayer via the Welfare State when wages are driven down (relative to benefit levels)!<BR/><BR/>Corporatism at its best! What's not to like?Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-15825743033411964152008-09-10T09:57:00.000+01:002008-09-10T09:57:00.000+01:00This comment has been removed by the author.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-56670960455481973542008-09-10T00:14:00.000+01:002008-09-10T00:14:00.000+01:00Pay increases should be the only way to determine ...Pay increases should be the only way to determine labour shortages.<BR/><BR/>Anything else is mere <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6677985.stm" REL="nofollow">bureaucracy</A>.Snafuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16069053283344578792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9373692.post-25267819928802302622008-09-10T00:00:00.000+01:002008-09-10T00:00:00.000+01:00Using pay increases to determine the scarcity of a...Using pay increases to determine the scarcity of applicants for particular professions would only work if there was a free market in employment. There is not. Instead the Migration Advisory Committe used the following sources to draw up their list:<BR/>http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/workingwithus/indbodies/mac/macfirstshortagelist/<BR/>Typical of the incompetent, out of touch public sector to ask experts who might know the answers.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06358349301959327747noreply@blogger.com