Our Services

It's a bespoke reference guide that we can make available to our candidates delivering core information about working in the UK, such as:

• Health
• Housing
• British Culture
• Employment
• Housing
• Education

It is important that you quickly get a bank account opened so you can start having your money paid directly into your account. If you require help with this then we can arrange for one of the UK's leading banks to visit your place of work and assist you in opening an account.

As part of the recruitment process you will complete an English assessment. This will help us find you a suitable role with one of our clients, and it will also provide you with feedback on how good your English is. We will then give you links to further areas of learning to help you improve.

The Worker Registration Scheme (WRS) applies to the citizens of Poland, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic. It is necessary to register within the first month of work in the UK. The cost of the registration is £70, which is deducted from your wage after your first few weeks of work, which means you do not have to worry about paying for the WRS in advance. Our team at Horizon European will ask you to provide your identity card or passport and two photographs and will then make sure your application has been sent to the Home Office once you have started work. When your application has been approved you will be issued with a worker registration card and a certificate authorising you to work in the UK.

http://www.workingintheuk.gov.uk

A National Insurance Number is a personal number used to record your National Insurance contributions. Through National Insurance payments, which are deducted from your income, you contribute to the National Health Service scheme. You should apply for a NIN when you have started work. Our team at Horizon European will assist you with booking an appointment at the local Job Centre Plus where you will be interviewed by the Job Centre Plus Representative who will check your identity card and the right to work. You will be asked to provide the following documents:

• Your ID or passport
• Pay slips
• A work permit if you are a non-EU citizen
• A letter from your employer
• Your contract of employment

Most of the health services are provided free of charge for those who make contributions through the National Insurance payments. In order to receive medical assistance you need to be registered with your local GP (Doctor). We will assist you with finding your local surgery.

More information can be found at http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk

• If you require assistance in arranging travel to the UK, please speak to one of our consultants in Poland.
• Horizon European is also able to assist with the provision of accommodation when working in the UK. If you would like Horizon European to provide accommodation for the duration of your assignment, please notify one of our consultants in Poland.
• Horizon European is able to source suitable accommodation in the vicinity of your work so that you do not have to worry about how to find somewhere to stay when you arrive in the UK. All bills are included in your weekly rent, which is deducted from your wages to enable you to budget effectively. You will be required to pay a deposit of £100, which will be deducted from your wages in two instalments during your first two weeks of work. This money will be returned to you at the end of your assignment, subject to the property being returned in the condition in which was taken.

When you are looking for employment in your profession you might need to have your certificates and diplomas converted into English. The UK NARIC (The National Recognition Information Centre) is the National Agency for the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) which provides information on the comparability of international qualifications from over 180 countries worldwide. In order to have your qualifications compared to the UK standards you can apply online. Currently a standard letter of comparability costs £36 + VAT (£42.30) or a discounted rate of £30 + VAT (£35.25).

http://www.naric.org.uk