Brian Shephard You are exactly right, this is the major recruitment problem for Guernsey. If we were not a tiny island there would be adequate jobs for all local people and newcomers to the island who respond to vacant positions. However if all incomers stayed here permanently, the job market would eventually be saturated. Due to their restricted experience local Guernsey people could not compete with non local job applicants who have more experience on their CVs due to working in a much wider field. Te housing licence system therefore fulfills a purpose but presents a problem. My understanding of the current solution to the problem is to a) Hire a non local for a limited timeframe and only do so when a local cannot be found to fill the position. b) During that timeframe a local should be able to be found or trained to the desired skills. c) The solution for when that doesn't happen is to prolong the timeframe by using temporary agency staff. More initiatives are required in relation to part b) to avoid the exorbitant costs of c) however this doesn't help your situation. Your situation would only change if Guernsey changes its population strategy in order to solve the short term problems. It could happen, but they need to think it through.
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