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Restaurants may be reopening in the UK but even top establishments are facing a recruitment headache in some areas, from chefs to sommeliers.
They say many European workers who could have remained in the UK are now deciding to stay in their home countries.
A lack of lorry drivers, abattoir staff and fruit pickers caused by Brexit is threatening both consumers’ pockets and meat such as turkeys and pigs in blankets.
In a “normal year” around 150 pickers would harvest the daffodils, but this year they have just 30.
Top Bath hotel shuts Michelin star restaurant for extra day a week due to staff shortages caused by Brexit
17/06/2021
'It was a difficult decision to take, we have had to cancel hundreds of bookings for every Tuesday with every one fully booked'
UK immigration curbs on pickers has benefited Irish growers in a seasonal industry.
Recruitment problems hit Devon after Brexit
26/05/2021
Tourism faces massive recruitment problems post-lockdown in Devon, forcing many businesses to remain closed for part of the week.
The end of the holiday season heralds the return to centre stage of a number of burning Brexit-related issues this autumn.
EUROPEAN workers have not been interested in coming to Jersey since Brexit and additional planned population controls are likely to exacerbate the trend, according to Jersey Farmers’ Union president Peter Le Maistre.
Today marks 100 days since Brexit properly happened in the UK - with seamless trade and EU rules replaced by a weighty trade deal.
Food processors in NI have been heavily dependent on the flow of workers from the EU, which has ended as a result of the UK's post-Brexit migration rules.
Brexit has contributed to a shortage of flower pickers in the UK, a bulb grower has said.
HGV shortage: Foreign lorry drivers say UK ‘not such an attractive place to work’ thanks to Brexit delays
28/09/2021
‘The effect of the British Government’s offer to go and work in the UK for three months is going to be nil’
From one end of the supply chain to the other, the UK's food producers have endured a summer of trouble.
Pig farmers are in a “desperate” position – with culls of thousands of healthy animals and producers quitting the industry, they warned as a summit was held on the crisis.
DWP to promote Brexit ‘career opportunities’ in fruit picking to stop food rotting in fields again
29/03/2022
Produce has gone unpicked after EU migrant workers stayed away.
Red tape and a labour shortage leave retailers and millions of lockdown gardeners with scant pickings.
A Lincolnshire organic farm will build accommodation for foreign labourers after Brexit made finding seasonal workforce increasingly difficult.
A SEAFOOD firm based on the Isle of Mull has blamed Brexit as it announced it is closing down for good.
Post-Brexit: Businesses hit by labour shortages call for Brexit rules to be relaxed [5 mins]
08/06/2021
As the UK economy begins the long road to recovery, many businesses are wondering: where have all the workers gone?
Experts say recovery at risk amid sharp fall in EU workers and dwindling interest in UK jobs from abroad.
Demand for British wine is up domestically but at the same time, Brexit has led to a shortage of seasonal workers, increased costs and red tape. / Across the country, similar problems have disrupted businesses since Britain fully left the European Union in January.
The food industry is predicting a nightmare for British customers, with price rises and empty shelves caused by Brexit.
Unprecedented labour shortages have left hundreds of tonnes of produce rotting in the fields.