Industry bodies urge States to reject the Population Management and Control Law

REPRESENTATIVES of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce, the Confederation of Guernsey Industry, the Construction Industry Forum and the Property Forum met with the Committee for Home Affairs on Thursday 23 March to discuss the forthcoming Population Management and Control Law and the economic impact that it would have on Guernsey going forward. It was noted … Read more

New population law ‘will damage island way of life’ – CGi warns five-year permits will trigger skills drain

GUERNSEY is in grave danger of damaging its way of life unless it changes the proposed population management legislation. The stark warning comes from the Confederation of Guernsey Industry, which says that the new law on short-term employment permits will open a ‘skills drain’, leaving island businesses chronically short of trained and experienced staff. And … Read more