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• Figures show more Eastern Europeans are giving up on the UK

  The post credit crunch squeeze on the UK economy does appear to be encouraging more Eastern Europeans to call it a day and return home according to the latest information produced by the official statisticians at ONS This does fit with the anecdotal evidence... Posted May 20 2009, 01:06 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: migration, foreign workers, ONS, workforce jobs, Eastern Europeans, Labour Force Survey

• Construction job vacancies evaporate as recession bites

  The latest batch of employment figures provides little comfort to the thousands of construction workers who are now looking for jobs, as vacancies in the industry have plunged deeper. The figures show that in the three months to March this year there... Posted Apr 22 2009, 11:04 AM by Brickonomics Filed under: construction industry, unemployment, recession, foreign workers, employment, redundancies, economy, job vacancies, econstruction firms

• British Workers for British Jobs - be careful what you wish for

  The news that Britain is looking to curb the flow of non-EU surveyors and construction managers entering these shores will no doubt be welcomed unreservedly by many. Not me. I read that piece of news with some deep regrets. Why? Read More... Posted Mar 17 2009, 02:59 PM by Brickonomics Filed under: construction industry, migration, construction managers, Australia, jobs, foreign workers, quantity surveyors