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New checks coming into effect from 1st October look to make food shortages worsen and increase prices.
From one end of the supply chain to the other, the UK's food producers have endured a summer of trouble.
European migrants living in the UK contribute £2,300 more to public purse each year than the average adult, suggesting a net contribution of £78,000 to the exchequer over their lifespan in the UK.
EU countries have, on the whole, absorbed the shock of Brexit. But in Britain, trade is down – and prices are up.
For years, the town has welcomed thousands of European workers to fill warehouse roles - but that's now changing
Five years on from the Brexit vote, Mark Dayan looks back at the main claims that were made about the NHS before the referendum took place. Which have been proven right and which have proven to be unfounded?
Supermarkets face post-Brexit fruit and veg scarcity thanks to shortage of skilled pickers
15/05/2021
Government's failure to allow in enough EU workers and new rules limiting visas for seasonal pickers are expected to leave tonnes of crops to rot while shelves lie empty.
A shortage of UK workers is hitting supermarket shelves in Wales.
Why are there not enough people? What has suddenly happened that South Holland’s farmers cannot get the harvest in?
The rising cost of building materials and worker shortages in the construction sector as a result of Brexit are to blame for a lack of progress on London’s affordable housing targets, Sadiq Khan has said.
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.
Tim Martin backs ‘reasonably liberal immigration system’ to encourage workers to relocate, despite having backed leaving single market and customs union.
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?
Post-Brexit: Businesses hit by labour shortages call for Brexit rules to be relaxed [4 mins]
02/06/2021
As the UK economy begins the long road to recovery, many businesses are wondering: where have all the workers gone? ... From farms to factories and hospitality to haulage, many industries are warning they won’t be able to bounce back unless Brexit rules on workers are relaxed. We report from Kent.
Brexit has contributed to a shortage of flower pickers in the UK, a bulb grower has said.
Government advisers say pandemic has highlighted vital economic contribution of migrant workers
A "potentially disastrous" backlog of thousands of pigs is building up on East Anglian farms due to labour shortages at meat processing factories, said industry leaders.
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.
FARMERS in Oxfordshire have revealed they are struggling to cope with a Brexodus of migrant workers.
The sector relies on labour from the EU that is no longer available, producer Paul Kelly of KellyBronze said.
Figures from the jobs website Indeed expose the impact on employers as they struggle to recruit staff.
A UK farmer said he was worried about harvesting his crops because he does not know if can get enough workers.
A DECISION taken by Boris Johnson to relax immigration rules in the wake of the chaos caused by Brexit has been branded an “utterly humiliating” U-turn by Scotland’s First Minister.
The UK faces shortages of British-produced meat as problems with recruitment continue, the industry has warned.