Facebook and Twittering!

Hey everyone

We wanted to update you on the goings on in our wonderful world of recruitment!

We have decided to keep up with the times and join Twitter, create a Facebook group (Ambient Jobs - Facebook Group) and get with the flow of things, it has been an interesting week for all concerned and we are learning as we go along, however, now that we have spread our wings and joined the twitter flight we are managing to get in touch with the candidates who need jobs now!

Please follow us on Twitter (AmbientJobs Twitter) and keep up to date with the latest jobs and companies that are coming on board with AmbientJobs.

Look forward to chatting with you on the social media side of Ambient, but if you prefer, just give us a call and we chat over the phone too!

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A sample of some of the recent job activity we have had this week:
Marine Electronic Engineers for Morocco
Ruby on Rails developer in Barcelona
Senior Administrator in Gib
Danish Native Customer services
Hotel Billings and Booking people
Revenue analyst in Madrid

Covering Spain and Gibraltar we can handle all aspects of recruitment, if we cannot handle your industry then you might want to try our Wanted Jobs section

Unemployment in Spain

Published: 27 March 2009

Author: The SUR Newspaper Spain

Fear of unemployment makes workers less prone to go off sick

The crisis has sent job absenteeism figures down to their lowest in the last five years - Doctors claim there are fewer fraudulent cases

The economic downturn has given workers, who until recently felt relatively safe in their jobs, a new fear that they too could end up among the growing ranks of the unemployed. This is evident from the significant decrease (of more than eight per cent) in job absenteeism figures in the province of Malaga. Last year the number of cases of sick leave registered with the Seguridad Social fell from 9,086 to to 8,319, the lowest figure in the last five years.

The rising unemployment figures are making workers value their jobs more highly and think twice about calling in sick. “It’s clear now that employees don’t want to give their bosses any reason to pick them over anyone else if it comes to staff cuts. José Antonio Cardenete, the President of the Malaga Association of Occupational Health, claims that company doctors have been noticing the drop in sick leave cases for some months now. “It’s not that people are in better health, it’s because fewer workers are taking sick leave when they are not genuinely ill”, he explains. “The typical absentee who used to ‘throw a sickie’ once a month is now thinking twice about it with the threat of unemployment looming”, continues the doctor, whose thousands of patients form part of the workforce of a large department store. Some experts estimate that in recent years around 30 per cent of cases of sick leave have not been genuine.

Cardenete adds that the most common health reasons for taking time off work are respiratory illness, such as colds or flu, and back problems, followed by depression, anxiety or stress. Another company doctor, Salvador Román, points out that workers on sick leave are going back to their desks sooner than before. The average length of time for this type of absence has gone from “between three and seven days to just one or two days; about half”, he calculates. The figures have also been influenced by a campaign launched by the Health Department at the end of last year in an attempt to reduce job absenteeism. Doctors were given instructions to double check cases of sick leave to make sure that they were not going on for longer than necessary.

Working in Spain: Part II

Part One: Working in Spain EU Eligibility

Spain has been a member of the EU since January 1st, 1986. Meaning that citizens of the European Economic Area (EEA) are free to enter, leave, move freely, live in Spain, have access to any type of work and benefit from services in Spain.

Austria
Belgium
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Iceland**
Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein**
Luxembourg
Malta
Norway**
Portugal
Sweden
Switzerland**
The Netherlands
UK

All citizens of the EU member states plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and the Swiss Confederation are granted this access in Spain.

Citizens that have community status may enter Spain providing they have a current passport or valid identification that confirms nationality.

You are not required to have a permit for working in Spain, including self employed, employed by others or students. However, you may apply for a residence card, this will come in handy when opening bank accounts, signing rental contracts and so on.

Spanish Gazette Published
Royal Decree 240/2007, dated 16 February, regulates the administrative formalities for entry, unrestricted travel and residence in Spain for citizens of the European Union member states and other EEA countries.

Who cannot work in Spain from a EEA state?
We touched on Romanian and Bulgarian workers last week, they are permitted to work in Spain but this is only a temporary license and those of Bulgarian and Romanian descent must obtain a work permit.

Organisations:
European Union
European Union

Ministry of the Interior Spain
Ministry of the Interior Spain

Ministry of Labor and Immigration - Secretariat of State for Immigration and Emigration

Ministry of Public Administrations

Next week we will discuss the reguilations for Working in Spain in 2009, see you then!

Looking for a job? Search our Job Website for Work in Spain and Gibraltar.

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The site works by allowing job seekers to post details of the type of job they seek, in which location and some details of their experience (even a CV) for potential employers to view directly. In addition employers could post vacancies at a cost of €50 each (which really only covered administration costs) for job seekers to view and apply for directly.

The site was a great alternative to traditional media job classified ad's because of the power of recruiting online.

Recently Jobsdirectspain has implemented new technology which greatly reduces the administrative responsibilities and therefore allows employers the chance to make their job postings for free. This is an outstanding offer considering the ranking and traffic the site receives, and when you consider competitor sites charge anywhere from €100 and upwards.

Working in Spain: Part I

Working in Spain is an achievable dream as the Spanish job market is very robust, the EU Eligibility is relaxing more as EU countries are now opening up and Spain will very soon be allowing other countries besides Romania and Bulgaria to come and work in Spain.

The wages are lower in Spain than those countries in northern Europe but don't forget the cost of living in Spain is also much lower, everything is relevant. With the workforce now accepting foreign workers into the community many qualifications obtained from elsewhere in the European Union apply in Spain.

Working in Spain - further information on Spanish Contracts

Working in Spain is very different to anywhere else you have worked in the World! The Spanish workers are very laid back and similar to the Caribbean, not in much of a rush! This laid back attitude does rub off on you after you have lived and worked in Spain for some time. Spanish contracts are strictly adhered to and securing yourself a 6 month contract will give you the same rights as a Spanish worker.