Good news that 1,000 General Employment Permits will be made available for home care workers from outside the EU from January 2023.
https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/8aae4-minister-mary-butler-and-minister-damien-english-launch-the-report-of-the-strategic-workforce-advisory-group-on-home-carers-and-nursing-home-healthcare-assistants-and-make-major-announcement-on-employment-permits-for-home-carers
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1597990750306062337
These permits will be for full-time positions with a minimum salary of €27,000 per year and a stipulated minimum continuous shift-length of four hours per working day.
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1597990753233694720
This will ensure good quality employment for care workers who come to Ireland while at the same time assisting recruitment.
Also welcome are plans to remove home care workers from the Ineligible Occupations List for Employment Permits.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1597990756211658752
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This will ensure good quality employment for care workers who come to Ireland while at the same time assisting recruitment.
Also welcome are plans to remove home care workers from the Ineligible Occupations List for Employment Permits.
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/i/web/status/1597990756211658752