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

Alessio Cangiano and Kieran Walsh
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Alessio Cangiano: University of the South Pacific, Fiji
Kieran Walsh: National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

Work, Employment & Society, 2014, vol. 28, issue 3, 372-389

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.

Keywords: care worker recruitment; immigration regulations; migrant carers; older adult care (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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