How Local Businesses Can Grow By Recruiting Skilled Workers

What would make the local business sector better? That’s a broad question with many potential answers. We recently learned that construction company Kier will be contributing to social initiatives as part of its £73 million redevelopment of the Marine Lake Events Centre [1]. These initiatives will create new jobs in the Sefton area, which is a good example of how businesses can improve their own fortunes. In other words, companies contributing to local projects can help improve the business sector as a whole.

Another way the local business sector could be improved is by bringing people over from different countries. That, of course, is easier said than done. However, it’s not an impossible problem to solve with a good immigration lawyer. Recruiting overseas workers is a great way to up the skill level within the local business sector. This, in turn, can boost the local economy. Indeed, it stands to reason, if there are more skilled workers in the area, businesses have the opportunity to perform more efficiently. When businesses are thriving, so is the economy.

The first step in recruiting foreign workers is establishing a need. What type of roles do you need filling and what skills are required for those roles? Answering those questions before you start the recruitment process is important. Once you’ve established your needs, the second step is to enlist the services of an employment expert. You need an expert because there are rules that govern how you recruit foreign workers.

Follow the Official Channels and Make Your Jobs Attractive

These rules are defined by the Skilled Worker Visa programme. This programme outlines the requirements employers and employees need to follow. For example, employers who want to recruit overseas workers must offer a salary of at least £26,200. Similarly, someone who wants to work in the UK under the Skilled Worker Visa needs to have at least £1,270 in their bank account. There are many more rules that only a lawyer with experience in this area can help you understand as a business owner.

Once you’ve completed the necessary legal requirements, it’s time to create an attractive employment package. We know the minimum salary has to be £26,200. However, a job isn’t only about the money. Potential employees need ways to progress. If they enter at a certain level and can’t move up, they’re probably not going to take the role. You also need to offer incentives in and around the job. Hays Travel North West did a great job of this during its Merseyside employment drive in March 2023 [2].

The promotional material that accompanied the job adverts played on the idea that working in a travel agency can open the door to free holidays. That’s not always the norm, but it’s a good sales pitch. Business owners looking to recruit skilled workers from abroad need to come up with a similarly appealing hook and Virtual assessment centre can also prove of great help in this concern. Again, the money someone can earn is important. However, job satisfaction is paramount, so this needs to be factored into any drive to recruit people from overseas. If business owners can get this right and follow the proper channels, bringing people to Southport is more than possible. This may be the best way to make the local business sector better.