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Job vacancies outweigh workers

Enterprise minister looking to temporarily remove work permits 

Work permits are still being 'perceived as a barrier' for people looking to relocate to the Isle of Man. 

That's according to the enterprise minister - in October Tynwald will be asked to approval a temporary removal of the system. 

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Tim Johnston told Manx Radio it's something designed to deactivate the system, not to remove it completely, as currently there are more vacancies than there are people available:

 

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