The Sectors Based Scheme (SBS)

The Sectors Based Scheme (SBS) arrangements allow UK based employers to recruit people from outside the EEA to fill certain, specified posts within the following: -
Food Manufacturing.

• Fish filleters - prepares, cleans, cuts fish and processing
• Fish Packers - packing, wrapping, labelling, sealing, by hand or machine, fish for distribution and sale
• Fish Process Operatives - operating, minding, cleaning machines that prepare fish for distribution and sale

Food Manufacturing - Meat:

• Animal Gut Remover
• Meat Bone Breaker
• Meat Bone Extractor
• Meat Cold Store Operative
• Meat Cutter
• Meat Packer
• Meat Process Operatives
• Meat Slaughter person
• Lairageman - pre-slaughter animal welfare attendant
• Trimmer - trims fat from and shapes meat, after it has been boned and cut

Food Manufacturing - Other:

• Mushroom Processor - tends growing crops, picks grades and packs mushrooms for distribution and sale

You will normally need to do the following to show that you cannot fill the jobs from the UK labour market:

• You will normally need to advertise the jobs for a minimum of four weeks in the six months prior to applying for the sector based work permit.
• You should advertise the vacancy through the Job Centre Plus network or the Northern Ireland equivalent. You should show a letter confirming that you have placed a vacancy with either of the above. Please note that placing a vacancy here is free!
• You should also advertise the vacancy with the European Employment Service (EURES) network. .

Visa Period

Sectors based scheme is granted for a maximum of 12 months

Advertising is required by the employer to show that there are no resident workers who can fill in the vacancy from shortage of occupation in the resident work force usually through the job centre and EURES.
 
A spouse or partner of the SBS holder is not allowed to come into the United Kingdom as dependants.
Should a SBS holder wish to return on the SBS at the end of the 12 months period they will not be further allowed to return after they have spend a period of 2 months absence from the United Kingdom