A CHESTER law firm has seen a “huge” rise in immigration enquiries, as companies look to employ foreign workers to address the post-Brexit skills shortage.
Skill and labour shortages in food and drink
17/04/2023
Corrine Bentham, Senior Associate at Eversheds Sutherland, comments on labour and recruitment data obtained by the law firm through and freedom of information request.
"The jury is in, the fat lady has sung, there is no debate anymore." / The UK is on track to be the worst-performing G7 economy this year – despite an upgrade from the International Monetary Fund.
A RESTAURANT owner said unless the Government reverses Brexit, all industries are going to suffer.
Skills shortage doubled since pre-Brexit and pandemic as four in five firms struggle to fill roles
27/03/2023
Four in five businesses are struggling to fill vacancies because of a lack of skilled workers – the highest number in 17 years, new research suggests.
UK seeing ‘biggest squeeze on living standards’ on record, says head of fiscal watchdog.
Swathes of the UK economy including health, warehousing and packing are being propped up by migrant workers – casting doubt on the prudence of the Conservative Party’s promise to tighten immigration policy.
THE Bailiwick is increasingly looking to Kenya to fill critical gaps in the job market.
‘Brexit has a lot to answer for’: Edith Bowman on why it’s crazily expensive to buy local produce
18/03/2023
She points to Brexit as part of the problem – leaving the European Union has introduced numerous complications, particularly around customs charges. In the UK, farmers saw an exodus of Eastern European workers... / “I could go on a whole political rant about the fallout of Brexit and [how] that relates to food, music, gigs, all kinds of things,” she says, her brow knitted.
Rotating Audi Group staff takes as much effort as hiring someone for three to five years, complains CFO.
Three years after Brexit, we asked designers, design entrepreneurs and representatives of British design organisations how the withdrawal from the European Union has affected the design industry.
UK visa rules to be relaxed for foreign construction workers in a bid to plug post-Brexit labour shortages
15/03/2023
The government is expected to relax the rules in a bid to plug gaps in the construction industry
"We have stopped being able to offer any weddings of any substantial size because of Brexit," Carnarvon said. "There are no staff."
The reason is the dearth of workers from the European Union, which has forced owner Fiona Carnarvon to mothball the castle's main business of hosting larger weddings on the site of the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning show.
Farming and Fishing are the two UK sectors most impacted by Brexit. Experts discuss what needs to be done to recover from Brexit and thrive in the future.
Major Brexit U-turn could see builders given special immigration status to plug construction industry labour shortages
09/03/2023
The government could be about to make a major Brexit U-turn following advice that special immigration status could hold the key to plugging significant labour shortages across the construction industry.
Brexit U-turn: Builders to get special immigration status to tackle construction industry crisis
09/03/2023
Builders expected to be added to ‘shortage occupation list’ to allow EU labourers to return.
Critics described the government’s approach to immigration as “baffling” and blamed the shortages on Brexit.
Oban employment crisis? Businesses desperate for summer season staff as Brexit and ‘zero interest’ in jobs conspire
07/03/2023
Businesses in Oban are struggling to find staff, causing a growing concern as the summer season approaches.
Tomato shortage: How far is Brexit to blame?
03/03/2023
Some of the UK's biggest supermarkets are limiting sales of tomatoes and other salad items.
Veg shortage crisis: Is Brexit to blame and how can supermarkets make supply chains more resilient?
02/03/2023
Many industry experts have also pointed at Brexit – claiming the UK’s current position has left it vulnerable as trade links have become less secure than they once were. / Thanks to new post-Brexit administrative checks, the farming industry has also seen seasonal labour shortages, leaving gaps in a workforce...
Three years after Brexit, Scotland’s fishing and seafood industries are still snarled in costly red tape, worker shortages and disappointing catch quotas, leaders warn.
Richard Parry had a farm in Therese Coffey’s constituency and slammed the Environment Secretary's tip for Brits to turn to turnips amid a fruit and veg shortage in supermarkets.
Associate professor of horticulture at University College Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, Owen Doyle, has said that the UK horticulture sector is facing the “Brexit bonuses” of low labour supply and high energy costs.
'Appalling timing’, recruitment difficulties, ‘no positives’… Jersey's main industries give their verdicts on Brexit
06/02/2023
Hospitality, retail and farming leaders all highlighted that Brexit had delivered more challenges than opportunities for the Island. They said it had created ‘more red tape’ and meant fewer European employees staying to work in Jersey.