Thursday 12 November 2020
The Committee for Economic Development is welcoming the decision by the Committee for Home Affairs to amend the population management regime, to support seasonal workers and the local businesses they work in.
President of the Committee for Economic Development Neil Inder said:
"Our workers who hold short term employment permits are a crucial part of the work force and there are a lot of businesses that would struggle without them. This is swift action to support them and ensure they don't need to leave the Island. The pandemic has had a big impact on businesses and government needs to do everything it can to help them, so they're in a position to recover and grow as quickly as possible. I've already said that my Committee certainly does not own the economy, and right across government we need to look at all the ways in which we can help industry."
