JerseyWork
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This route is for temporary work in agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture, construction, hospitality or sea-going fishing.
short term temporary route for the agriculture, aquaculture, construction, fishing, horticulture and hospitality sectors
Applications are accepted only from an employer, or an agent acting for the employer, who can meet the criteria. For agriculture, aquaculture and horticulture the employer must follow robust recruitment and vetting, have a genuine vacancy not created solely to facilitate a specific person’s immigration, pay no less than the going rate for a 40-hour full-time week (evidenced by a signed contract), and ensure employees are adequately accommodated.
Applications for full time work permit employment will only be accepted from an employer or agent acting on behalf of the employer that is able to demonstrate the ability to meet the criteria set out below.
The following mandatory criteria must be met by the employer: robust and tested recruitment processes are followed to ensure, as reasonably practicable, only genuine employees are recruited from backgrounds in agriculture, aquaculture and horticulture with appropriate vetting taking place a genuine vacancy exists meeting the skills for the role. Roles must not be created to solely facilitate immigration of a specific employee to Jersey
employer must pay no less than the ‘going rate’ for the full-time role based on an employee working 40-hours per week and must do so for the validity of the work permit. Evidence of this must be provided in the form of a signed contract
employer to ensure that employees are adequately accommodated meeting the minimum standards required which supports their health and wellbeing
This route is for people with the necessary skills and experience to work temporarily in Jersey in the listed sectors.
This route is available to employers for those with the necessary skills and experience to work in Jersey on a temporary basis on a 9 month work permit. Applications will be accepted for roles in: agriculture, aquaculture, horticulture construction hospitality and sea going fishing sector
The holder works for the employer specified on the permit, within the contract and job description, and only in the duties of that post. Holders cannot extend beyond 9 months, switch into another temporary route or bring dependants. Transfer to a different employer within the same temporary route is considered only in exceptional circumstances on a further work permit.
work for the employer specified on the work permit and within the parameters of their contract and job description only carry out the duties for the post which the permit has been obtained for
For those granted permission to work in this category they are unable to extend beyond 9 months, switch employment into another temporary route or bring dependants to the Island.
Transfer to a different employer within the same temporary route will be considered under exceptional circumstances on successful application of a further work permit.
Permits can be applied for any period up to 9 months. At the end of the permit the employee must leave the CTA for at least 3 months before returning in this capacity. Time on this route does not count towards settlement (indefinite leave to remain); an employee can switch to long-term work permit employment if a prospective employer applies successfully under that route.
Permits can be applied for any period up to 9 months.
At the end of the work permit period employees are required to leave the CTA for at least 3 months before they will be permitted to return to Jersey in this capacity.
Time spend on this route doesn’t count to the qualifying period for settlement (indefinite leave to remain).
switch to long-term work permit employment subject to a prospective employer successfully applying and meeting the requirements for the long-term employment route
These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.
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