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Bulgarian and Romanian nationals have the same right to live in the UK as those from other EU countries. Until 1 January 2014 Bulgarians and Romanians do not have an automatic right to work in the UK (unless exempt from work authorisation requirements). Instead they are only allowed to work in various 'authorised categories of employment'. From 1 January 2014 they will have the same right to work in the UK as other EU citizens. Croatia From 1 July 2013 Croatian nationals have been able to move and live freely in any Member State of the EU. They do not need permission under our immigration rules to reside legally in the UK. A Croatian national has a right of residence in any EU Member State for the first 3 months of residence on an unrestricted basis and can remain legally resident in that state as long as they wish, providing they are exercising a Treaty right as a student, a selfemployed person, or if self-sufficient (and not economically active). They will not have an automatic right to reside as a worker or a jobseeker in the UK. Croatian nationals wanting to work in the UK need to obtain work authorisation (permission to work) before starting any employment, unless they are exempt from this requirement. National Insurance Numbers The Social Security (Crediting and Treatment of Contributions and National Insurance Numbers) Regulations 2001 state who must or may apply to register for National Insurance (NI) purposes. Currently, all adults seeking a NI Number are required to visit their local Jobcentre Plus office to establish their identity before being issued with a NI number. This includes migrant workers granted a Certificate of Sponsorship via the Points Based System. For further information about applying for a NI number, contact the helpline on 0845 600 0643. The Home Office has also developed a fast path postal service. Applicants will be able to complete a postal application form for a NI number instead of visiting a Jobcentre Plus office. Applications for a Fast Path NI Number will be considered from: • skilled migrant workers with a job offer (Tier 2 of the Points Based System) who are applying for a post which is recognised on the shortage occupation list • any EU National who does not currently have a NI Number For all Fife Council workers who are eligible to apply under the Fast Path NI Number postal service, you should request an application form from: Managing People Recruitment & Selection Fife Council October 2013 14 RS11
Fast Path Enquiries CCU 5 th Floor Portcullis House 21 India Street GLASGOW G2 4PH Tel no. 0845 641 5047/5048/5049 Email Glasgow.ccufastpathadmin@jobcentreplus.gsi.gov.uk Criminal Convictions Criminal convictions will be considered in relation to the job a person is applying for and will bar a person from a job only where the conviction is relevant to the job. See RS12 Criminal Convictions Disclosure Certificate Procedures and RS19 Overseas Criminal Records Checks. Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (2009 Order) someone who has been convicted may, with certain exceptions, be rehabilitated and allowed to treat the conviction as if it had never occurred. They do not have to tell us about spent convictions. A conviction will become "spent" where the individual has not, after a period of time, committed another serious offence. A conviction cannot be spent under the Act if it incurred a sentence of more than 2.5 years in prison or was a life sentence, preventative detention or the equivalent for young offenders. The Act provides that "spent" convictions are not a "proper ground" for dismissal or exclusion of a job candidate. The exceptions where spent convictions must be declared include chartered accountants, registered teachers, and those working with children and vulnerable adults in providing accommodation, care, leisure and recreational facilities, schooling, social services, supervision or training (and those working on premises where such provision is made). Applicants are required to complete a form in a sealed envelope disclosing unspent convictions or charges pending if they are invited to interview (see the Section - Invitation to Attend Interview). This form is only opened by the chair of the interview panel if the applicant is to be offered the job. Forms handed in by other interviewees must be returned unopened. Jobs exempted from the Act or where a Criminal Records check will be requested should be identified in information sent to applicants. If you are in any doubt about a particular job or a conviction which is disclosed you should seek advice from the HR Direct Recruitment Team. Selection for Interview If a decision on who will be short-listed for interview has not been made within the time-scale indicated to the applicants consider writing to all applicants to advise them of the delay. Managing People Recruitment & Selection Fife Council October 2013 15 RS11
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