Ukrainian refugees who have found shelter in the UK are faced with increasing difficulties in finding a job that corresponds to their skills. According to Bloomberg, the situation worsens against the background of approaching the end of the visa, cooling the British labor market and reducing the overall interest in the help of Ukrainians.
“Everything has changed. We are no longer in the news, ”said Diana Kocheva Bezhenko, who heads the community of Ukrainian technical workers in London.
In February, the Ukrainian Family Program was closed, which allowed refugees to reunite with a family member in Britain for up to three years. The alternative sponsorship program "Home for Ukraine" is still valid, but it has been continued for only 18 months, which adds uncertainty for those looking for work.
According to experts, the British authorities did not expect that the war would be so protracted, and the initial steps are losing relevance and the new ones are in development.
According to the latest survey of the National Statistics Office, about 58% of refugees working in Britain are not in the sector at home.
In this case, the unemployment rate in the country is 4.3%. This is the highest in the summer of last year, which increases competition for jobs.
