Work Permit Policy: Skilled Chefs: Amendment

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A decision made on 8 October 2019

MINISTERIAL DECISION REFERENCE: MD-HA-2019-0101
Decision Date: 2nd October 2019
DECISION SUMMARY TITLE: Amendment to Work Permit Policy: Skilled Chefs
DECISION SUMMARY AUTHOR:	Acting Assistant Director Immigration and Nationality	IS THE DECISION SUMMARY PUBLIC OR EXEMPT? (if exempt state the relevant article/paragraph of the Freedom of Information Law/Regulations)		Public
REPORT TITLE: Amendment to Work Permit Policy: Skilled Chefs
REPORT AUTHOR OR NAME OF PERSON GIVING REPORT: (if different from Decision Summary Author)	Acting Assistant Director Immigration and Nationality	IS THE REPORT PUBLIC OR EXEMPT (if exempt state the relevant article/paragraph of the Freedom of Information Law/Regulations)		Public
DECISION AND REASON FOR THE DECISION: Further to MD-HA-2013-0073 which made changes to the work permit policy in relation to hotel and catering occupations, which included new eligibility criteria for skilled chefs of non-European Economic Area nationality, the Minister for Home Affairs approved the removal of the restriction which prevents chefs from working for an employer that provides a takeaway service. This is as a result of a change in the United Kingdom immigration rules on the application criteria for employers seeking to recruit skilled chefs of non-European Economic Area nationality. This will update the Jersey work permit policy and align Jersey’s immigration rules to those of the United Kingdom.
RESOURCE IMPLICATIONS: None as a consequence of this decision.
ACTION REQUIRED: Jersey Customs and Immigration Service to make the appropriate amendment to the work permit policy in respect of applications to employ skilled chefs, to come into effect on the day the Ministerial Decision is signed. In addition, the information on gov.je in respect of the employment of skilled chefs of non-European Economic Area nationality is to be updated.
SIGNATURE:			POSITION: Connétable Len Norman Minister for Home Affairs
DATE SIGNED:			EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE DECISION: