Red tape round the clock As a recruiter working in cost and arbitration, I would give full support to a petition to relax current immigration laws for quantity surveyors, which are not doing this sector any favours (‘Relax work permit rules for QSs, RICS urges government’, QS News, 3 November).

I have had several run-ins with the Home Office over work permits, during which I have found that the red tape involved is unjust for what is a discipline that falls so short on quality.

In our company, no other desk has this problem. Candidates who specialise in civils and structures and other technical disciplines are usually granted permits within five days. On the other hand, it can take months

just to get a QS work permit transferred to another business. Since I have run into many tricky situations, I have decided that I will not employ any candidates who require a transfer or a permit, in order to avoid wasting my time, the client’s time and the candidate’s time.

Jason Scott, senior consultant (cost and arbitration), RGB

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QS News