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Hays, the global recruitment company has issued its Global Skills Index 2012, a report on the state of the global labour market. It has studied labour markets worldwide and come up with findings and recommendations to help eliminate skills shortages in the global workforce. This is the first time Hays has carried out 'an in-depth review of global skills and employment trends'.

Hays enlisted Oxford Economics, a global forecast and research company originally founded by Oxford University to conduct its research. The Report is subtitled Critical Skills Imbalances: A Barometer of Factors Impacting Global Skills Mobility.

A report from an Australian university has claimed that Australia should substantially reduce the numbers of temporary work visas that it issues. The report was written by Dr Bob Birrell of the Centre for Urban and Population Research at Monash University, Melbourne.

Speaking during a trade delegation to India, the chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce, Subhash V. Takrar, told reporters says that he is hopeful that there will soon be a relaxation of the UK's immigration regime which should lead to more opportunities for Indians to work and study in the UK.

Mr Takrar was visiting India with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson and about 20 other representatives of business in the UK's capital. Mr Johnson yesterday addressed an audience of students and academics at the Amity University in Delhi and also expressed his hope that there would be more Indian students studying in London.

The United Kingdom Border Agency (UKBA) has issued a list of Bangladeshi banks that it considers 'do not satisfactorily verify financial statements'. As of 13th December 2012, the UKBA will no longer accept documentation in support of UK points-based system visa applications from any of the banks on the list.

It is a requirement of the points-based system that evidence that the applicant has adequate funds to support himself is provided along with a visa application.

For example, an applicant for a tier 4 student visa will receive ten points under the PBS if he provides proof that he has

Hays, the global recruitment consultant, has issued the Hays Global Report 2012. For the report, Hays engaged Oxford Economics to survey 27 economies around the world, including Australia's and New Zealand's in order to see whether there are skills shortages and what effect this is having on pay. It found that there are sector specific skills shortages in both countries.

Canadian immigration minister Jason Kenney has confirmed that about 150 people will be granted permanent Canadian resident status after a computer error led to them incorrectly being given immigrant visas.

The error came to light when a Moroccan family arrived at Montreal airport on Friday 16th November 2012 believing that they had been granted Canadian permanent resident visas. At the airport they were told that the visas were invalid. A check has revealed that a computer error led to them being told that they had visas. The Canadian government accepts that they flew to Canada in good faith.