EMPLOYERS are increasingly looking outside the EU for skilled people to fill gaps in their workforce.
And it’s time for Irish businesses to get to grips with the requirements around brining in people from outside the EEA.
This was the sentiment expressed by two experts in corporate immigration, Jane Pilkington and Kim Wong of Deloitte, at a recent Shannon Chamber workshop on the topic with member companies.
Deloitte offered a free once-off 30-minute session to Shannon Chamber members who would like to discuss their corporate immigration questions with market leading experts, valid up to end of 2025.
Shannon Chamber said the pair provided a comprehensive overview of the Irish corporate immigration system covering issues such as the three-step permission process, self-sponsored permissions for non-EEA nationals already in Ireland, compliance and risk issues, legal obligations for employers, and an insight into what the future holds.
The workshop audience of recruitment leaders from companies in a wide range of sectors learned about the nine different types of employment permits issued by the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, required by all non-EEA nationals who don’t have an existing or suitable immigration permission.
The main immigration permission stamps process were explained, along with a briefing on compliance and risk issues associated with corporate immigration, most notably the necessity of undertaking right-to-work checks before onboarding an employee, together with ensuring that non-EEA national employees have a continuing right-to-work.
Shannon Chamber CEO Helen Downes commenting on the workshop said that the information shared is so critical at a time when companies are being challenged to recruit talent to sustain their operations.
“Having contributed to the recent review of the occupations lists, we look forward to continuing our linkage with the experts in Deloitte to ensure that our members stay the right side of the law when onboarding non-EEA talent,” she said.