Chief Minister Ian Gorst is considering doubling the work-qualification period to set up a ten-year period before newcomers get both open access to the job market and the right to buy a home.
The proposals are unlikely to go down well with immigrants or employers, and would mean that newcomers to the Island would be largely stuck in poorly-paid work for a decade.
But Senator Gorst says that the measure is being considered – at an early stage – because of the record unemployment figure, a figure likely to rise even further as fulfilment industry jobs start to disappear in the coming weeks and months.
Full story in Monday’s JEP
