The results of a study made by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and the accounting firm KPMG, says that India is being given much preference than china by almost two thirds of the British companies in regard of outsourcing jobs and one third of the companies are choosing China and Eastern Europe.

These companies are looking for exporting the IT, finance jobs and call centre out of the country.

The government of UK was called on by number of such employers in order to rethink the immigration check which was enforced in the current Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government by Theresa May, the home minister. It was exemplified that in the next year, there will be relocation of one out of 10 jobs in the UK’s private sector.

“Because of the decline in the qualities of the people who are coming out of the British education system, are making the companies to look in a foreign country,” research claimed by the CIPD and KPMG’s Labor Market Outlook.

About 42% of the British graduates literacy skills, among the employers questioned have dropped down over the last 5 years when related with 6% of the people who said there is an improvement. The statistics for the finance were 35% and 5% and for interpersonal and communication skills, it is 34% and 19%.

Most of the companies are looking overseas in spite of some of the Britain’s universities are ranked among top 5 or 10 in the world and despite UK winning most of the Nobel prizes in the sciences.

The major car hire services in UK are operated by Thrifty, National, Avis, Enterprise, and Budget.

You need a national passport valid for at least 3 months beyond the length of your stay or a valid EEA National Identity Card on your arrival at UK.

If you are not a British citizen or a citizen of one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries you may need a visa on or prior to entry into UK informing the immigration

• The reason for your travel
• The duration of stay permitted
• The last day of entry allowed

The UK Visas web site will give you all the required information.

To drive in Britain you will need a valid full driving license issued in a European Community/European Economic area or a valid, full national license issued in your country.

In UK cars are driven on the left side of the road. Overtake from the right. At a roundabout give way to traffic approaching from the right. Observe all traffic signals and road signs. Give way to emergency services vehicles. In residential areas do not use the horn between 23:30 to 07:00 hours. Do not drive in the bus lanes during restricted hours; check timings. Do not use a mobile phone while driving; pull over, stop and then use the phone. Driver and front seat passenger must use seat belts. The minimum driving age is 17.

Parking in Britain is a complicated affair; do spend time to understand the system as fines can be pretty expensive.

Hiring a car is a great way to travel around Britain at your own pace. The average minimum car hire age is 23 and the average maximum age is 70, car hire rates may vary with the age of the driver.

New guidelines have been launched by the UK’s Airport operators Association at their Environmental Conference, with an initiative to reduce the aircrafts carbon emissions on the ground.

The Ground Co2 Reduction Program, which is developed by BAA, which is the largest airport operator of UK, provides the airports with the guidelines to reduce the aircraft Co2 emissions and also to improve the air quality. Practical action steps are being held in this program for the airports, airlines, air navigation service providers and ground handling companies.

AOA member airports are also welcomed for the best implementation of this program and also for the development and the ability of the aviation industry to manage and control the carbon emissions, where 15 airports representing 70% of the passenger traffic have joined the program, so far.

The Chairman of AOA Ed Anderson has commented that “airports play a major part in the reduction of the environmental impact of aviation and this new program, being done by several airports across the country, enables everyone to share the best business practices going forward.”

Two projects at the Heathrow Airport, which are, savings through reduced engine taxiing and use of fixed electric ground power and pre conditioned air, rather than keeping auxiliary power units, have been estimated of already saving nearly 100,000 tonnes of Co2 per year.

AOA members who meet 3 times in a year, also shares experiences and results and gives reports on the taken measures, in order to highlight the valuable outcomes and to improve and develop the program further.