Work Permits - Jacksons Isle of Man

Summary

The requester asked for work permit statistics and approval grounds for Jacksons Isle of Man, as well as data on non-resident workers without permits. The Department for Enterprise disclosed the total and active number of permits issued but stated it does not hold records of specific approval grounds or the number of workers operating without permits.

Key Facts

• A total of 54 work permits have been issued to Jacksons Isle of Man.
• 37 of these work permits are currently active.
• 17 permits have expired or been cancelled.
• The Department does not record the specific grounds for granting work permits in its processing system.
• The Department does not hold information on the number of non-resident workers operating without permits.

Data Disclosed

• 54
• 37
• 17
• 2019-07-11
• 2019-08-07
• 881965

Exemptions Cited

• Information not held by the authority

Original Request

Please provide the number of work permits issued to Jacksons Isle of Man Cooil Road Braddan including staff at the registered company address in Athol Street Douglas. Please supply the grounds for granting work permits to this firm. How many non resident workers are working there without work permits?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Freedom of Information Co-ordinator 1st Floor, St Georges Court Upper Church Street, Douglas Isle of Man IM1 1EX

Telephone: (01624 682381) Website: www.gov.im/ded Email: anthony.walker@gov.im

Our ref: 881965 07 August 2019

Dear ###

We write further to your request which was received on 11 July 2019 and which states:

"1. Please provide the number of work permits issued to Jacksons Isle of Man Cooil Road Braddan including staff at the registered company address in Athol Street Douglas. 2. Please supply the grounds for granting work permits to this firm. 3. How many non-resident workers are working there without work permits?" Our response to your request is as follows: 1. The total number of work permits issued to Jacksons Isle of Man is 54, of which 37 are currently active (17 having subsequently expired or having been cancelled). 2. While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department for Enterprise does not hold the information you have requested as the grounds for approval are not recorded within the processing system. However, individual applications are scrutinised during the decision making process and it is a requirement of the Control of Employment Act 2014 that the employer must demonstrate there are no suitable and available Isle of Man workers. The Department requires evidence of advertising and the response to job adverts to be submitted with a work permit application, together with information relating to any shortlisting and interview process. Further information on the application and decision making process is available in the Department guidance on work permits here.

1. Again, in this instance the Department does not hold the information you have requested. Anyone who is not an "Isle of Man worker", as defined by the Control of Employment Act 2014, requires a work permit, or to be covered by an exemption under that act. Please quote the reference number 881965 in any future communications. Your right to request a review

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I will now close your request as of this date.

Yours sincerely