Employment and other opportunities

The two links below will enable you to search for current job vacancies on this site for either:

The Job Centre for public and private sector vacancies on the Isle of Man.

Vacancies information about all current vacancies relating to the Isle of Man Government, with effect from May 2013 the Civil Service will be trialling an entry skill test which will qualify successful candidates for admission to the Administrative Officer and Executive Officer grades. Further information can be found on this hyperlink.

Other Opportunities

Appointments of Public Bodies

The Chief Secretary's Office is responsible for the appointment of key personnel to a number of public bodies. Any vacancies currently available will be presented on their dedicated webpage: www.gov.im/cso/publicappointments/. Application Forms and Information Packs will also be available to download.

The Appointments Commission

The Appointments Commission has been established, as an independent body, by the Council of Ministers under the auspices of the Tribunals Act 2006. Its principal function is to make appointments, in accordance with relevant legislation, to various Tribunals and other bodies. Any vacancies currently available will be presented on the ‘Tribunal Vacancies’ webpage. Application Forms and Information Packs will also be available to download.

Census

The 2006 census recorded that the Isle of Man's economically active population was 41,793 having grown from 39,685 at the time of the 2001 census.

The Island's changing economic structure has led to an overall reduction in unemployment beginning in the latter half of the 1980s and has served to remove most of the seasonal element from the figures. Current unemployment (February 2008) stands at 1.4 % of the economically active population and is well below the United Kingdom's national average.

Among the sectors providing major employment are financial services, manufacturing, construction, distribution and professional and scientific services, whilst the Island's public sector and civil servant workforce is in the region of 9,950 and at about 24% of the economically active population. The Isle of Man Civil Service Vacancies are listed on their web site.

The changing nature of the employment market has led the Government to place increased emphasis on the better use of available labour, preferring investment in high value added enterprise by new and existing firms to projects involving new labour intensive employment. It is recognised by the work permit authorities that new companies establishing themselves in the Island may need to bring key personnel with them.

The Isle of Man has a tradition of good industrial relations, strikes and other disruptions being rare in comparison with the United Kingdom. A number of United Kingdom based trade unions have branches on the Island but they operate within an entirely separate framework of employment legislation. An independent Manx Industrial Relations Service, with a full-time Industrial Relations Officer, is available to handle enquiries from both employers and employees. There is also a local Employment Tribunal with a range of functions under the Island's employment legislation.

Assisted by United Kingdom management consultants expert in the field of employment law, the Manx Government has overhauled the Island's employment legislation, replacing the previous limited requirements with a system which is simple and offers enhanced protection for workers without placing excessive burdens and restriction on employers.

The result has been the introduction of the Employment Act 2006 and the Trade Unions Act 1991. Between them these two Acts deal with such matters as unfair dismissal, registration of trade unions 'cooling off periods' before industrial action, limitations on picketing and so on. The Employment Act incorporates previous requirements such as the issue of written particulars of terms and conditions of employment. Provision for redundancy payments is made under the Redundancy Payments Act 1990. In addition, the Trade Unions Amendment Act 1995 and the Employment Amendment Act 1996 have followed the earlier legislation.