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Recruitment processes and immigration regulations: the disjointed pathways to employing migrant carers in ageing societies

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  • Alessio Cangiano

    (University of the South Pacific, Fiji)

  • Kieran Walsh

    (National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland)

Abstract

Older adult care in Ireland and the UK has seen substantial recruitment of migrant registered nurses and care assistants. However, there is little information on recruitment methods in this sector and on how the current immigration systems influence these strategies. This article aims to address this topic through a survey of care organizations and interviews with employers and migrant carers in Ireland and the UK. Recruitment of migrant carers is based on a combination of conventional approaches, informal networks and recruitment agencies. Choice of strategy is dependent on occupation type and the targeted labour pools. Findings demonstrate that immigration regulations effectively dictate the recruitment pools and shape employer recruitment methods.

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  • Alessio Cangiano & Kieran Walsh, 2014. "Recruitment processes and immigration regulations: the disjointed pathways to employing migrant carers in ageing societies," Work, Employment & Society, British Sociological Association, vol. 28(3), pages 372-389, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:woemps:v:28:y:2014:i:3:p:372-389
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    Cited by:

    1. Naomi Lightman, 2018. "The “Migrant in the Market”: Migration and Care Work Across Six Liberal Welfare Regimes," LIS Working papers 682, LIS Cross-National Data Center in Luxembourg.

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