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A change to immigration policy will now allow for takeaway chefs from outside of Europe to apply to work in Jersey.
Jersey’s Home Affairs Minister has decided to follow the UK Home Office in relaxing the rules on non-European chefs working for local restaurants which provide a takeaway service.
Nationals from non-European Economic Area are subject to work permit restrictions if they choose to come to either Jersey or the UK to work.
As part of these restrictions, only highly-skilled chefs from outside the EEA were allowed to work in Jersey – subject to a number of conditions.
Pictured: There are various restrictions in place governing permissions to work in Jersey.
One of these dictates that these chefs can only apply to work in Jersey as long as their employer doesn’t also provide a takeaway service here.
However, following a decision from the Minister for Home Affairs Constable Len Norman, this has now been changed to bring Jersey’s legislation in step with the UK, whose own legislative update came after a review by the Home Office.
Removing this restriction comes after Jersey opened up work permits for highly skilled non-EEA chefs back in 2013, subject to various eligibility criteria and restrictions.
Pictured: The Home Affiars Minister has amended the immigration rules regarding non-European chefs.
The accompanying report to the decision, which was penned by Acting Assistant Director of Immigration and Nationality, Paul Le Monnier, stated: “Following a recent review by the Home Office they decided to make an amendment to their immigration rules and remove the takeaway clause and allow chefs to work for an employer that provides a takeaway service.
“In accordance with the Jersey work permit policy to apply the same qualifying criteria as the United Kingdom for the employment of chefs, it is recommended that the Minister for Home Affairs removes the restriction which prevents chefs from working for an employer that provides a takeaway service.”
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