tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post8378994652042620284..comments2024-03-24T23:22:43.753+00:00Comments on Tony's Musings: Guest Reply by Senator Paul Routier on Seasonal Workers and Registration CardsTonyTheProfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486414706261508994noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-3517925456637570032014-07-04T16:11:53.528+00:002014-07-04T16:11:53.528+00:00Senator Routier has written a very reasonable emai...Senator Routier has written a very reasonable email Tony. The problem is if you know the good Senator personally he works incredibly closly with his civil service advisors and generally does not contribute without their advice or indeed taking direction from them.<br /><br />This is probably why, when being questioned in the states regarding the cost to the public of the data protection super injunction trial, he was out of his depth and was not able to give a half decent answer, he is not a convincing free thinking politician, and that is being kind.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13048666992181251509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9095270985170721876.post-54880865216019895692014-07-04T06:51:32.068+00:002014-07-04T06:51:32.068+00:00Furthermore, it is not something that has to be pa...<i>Furthermore, it is not something that has to be paid more than once, i.e. a worker can work in Jersey this season and pay for their card, and then use the card again next season without further charge</i><br /><br />I hesitate to call Sen Routier a liar, but at least some of the cards that Population are issuing are <b>end-dated</b>. Mine (which is an ETW card) has a 3-month validity on it.<br /><br />First question: if ETW cards are end-dated and Registered cards are not, why would you give a seasonal worker an open-dated card, but not someone who is resident? Surely it ought to be the other way round if the States are serious about prioritising getting local people back to work?<br /><br />Second question: if both cards <b>are</b> end-dated, then what Sen Routier says above simply isn't true. A seasonal worker would need to re-apply for a card every time they started a job.<br /><br />Phil Rondel asked Sen Routier for a reply on the rationale of end-dating cards on my behalf. That was 11 days ago. I am still waiting to see a response.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194881271051758232noreply@blogger.com