JOBLESS Britons are being denied work in favour of economic migrants from Eastern Europe, it has been claimed.
Dozens of vacancies on a Government-backed recruitment site require people to speak Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian and Russian.
Agencies can advertise for work with language requirements where it is necessary for the role.
But an investigation by the Daily Express found companies are actively seeking security guards, cleaners, customer service advisors and teaching assistants fluent in languages other than English.
One advert on the Universal Jobmatch site stressed it was “essential” an experienced painter and decorator was able to converse in Polish.
Critics said the scandal laid bare the “discrimination” against UK workers which was a symptom of our toxic relationship with a borderless EU.
Tory MP Philip Hollobone said: “Whatever happened to British jobs for British workers? When ordinary British job vacancies can only be filled by people who speak an eastern European language, it’s clear things are now getting completely out of hand.
"The only way to stop this madness is for all of us to vote to leave the EU when we get our one and only chance to do so in the referendum.”
The website was launched to coincide with an overhaul of the welfare system but has left British jobseekers frustrated that jobs are being hoovered up by foreigners.
Agencies are told to ensure all adverts are available to jobseekers on an open and fair basis.
Among the vacancies were £7-8 an hour security officers based in London, desirably fluent in one of Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian or Bulgarian.
Other jobs included Polish-speaking recruitment consultants in Nuneaton, Romanian-speaking school cleaners in Oxford, Romanian-speaking steel fixers in central London and warehouse workers in Nursling, Hants., where Eastern European languages are “useful”.
For more detail JOBS MADNESS: Economic migrants being offered work AHEAD of unemployed Britons
Dozens of vacancies on a Government-backed recruitment site require people to speak Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian and Russian.
Agencies can advertise for work with language requirements where it is necessary for the role.
But an investigation by the Daily Express found companies are actively seeking security guards, cleaners, customer service advisors and teaching assistants fluent in languages other than English.
One advert on the Universal Jobmatch site stressed it was “essential” an experienced painter and decorator was able to converse in Polish.
Critics said the scandal laid bare the “discrimination” against UK workers which was a symptom of our toxic relationship with a borderless EU.
Tory MP Philip Hollobone said: “Whatever happened to British jobs for British workers? When ordinary British job vacancies can only be filled by people who speak an eastern European language, it’s clear things are now getting completely out of hand.
"The only way to stop this madness is for all of us to vote to leave the EU when we get our one and only chance to do so in the referendum.”
The website was launched to coincide with an overhaul of the welfare system but has left British jobseekers frustrated that jobs are being hoovered up by foreigners.
Agencies are told to ensure all adverts are available to jobseekers on an open and fair basis.
Among the vacancies were £7-8 an hour security officers based in London, desirably fluent in one of Hungarian, Polish, Romanian, Russian or Bulgarian.
Other jobs included Polish-speaking recruitment consultants in Nuneaton, Romanian-speaking school cleaners in Oxford, Romanian-speaking steel fixers in central London and warehouse workers in Nursling, Hants., where Eastern European languages are “useful”.
For more detail JOBS MADNESS: Economic migrants being offered work AHEAD of unemployed Britons
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