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Dozens of companies have laid out plans to leave, yet the number of people jobless is at its lowest since the 1970s.
Half think leaving EU will make it harder to find graduate role; 78 per cent fear career prospects will be harmed, poll finds.
Labour accuses Theresa May of ‘empty rhetoric’ on workers’ rights amid changes to vital protections
03/03/2019
Theresa May has been accused of offering “meaningless empty rhetoric” on workers’ rights to win support for her Brexit deal, while quietly eroding vital protections in a no-deal scenario.
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Sharp fall in foreign investment in UK
26/06/2019
New figures from the Department for International Trade show that investment in the UK by overseas firms has declined sharply in recent years. / The number of new projects in the UK fell 14% in 2018-19. / At the same time, there was a 24% fall in the number of jobs created.
Jeremy Hunt: I’m prepared to sacrifice people’s jobs ‘with a heavy heart’ to deliver Brexit
30/06/2019
Conservative leadership candidate Jeremy Hunt has said he is prepared to sacrifice the jobs of British people in order to deliver Brexit.
The five key metrics are not pointing to anything good.
Don't panic! Don't panic! UK IT job ads plummet as Brexit uncertainty grabs UK tech sector by the short and curlies
21/08/2019
IT job postings in the UK are being battered by Brexit and the lingering uncertainty of leaving the EU without a Withdrawal Agreement on 31 October.
Landlords and employers are illegally asking applicants from the bloc to provide their settled status documentation.
Uncertainty over UK citizens’ future status is prompting some European employers to steer clear.
Searches for foreign jobs surged 25% immediately after last week’s General Election exit poll was published, according to new data from the world’s largest job site, Indeed.
Angry MPs say the move threatens jobs, the environment and the NHS in a cliff-edge crash-out on WTO terms.
Lawyers say lack of knowledge among employers and landlords about EU settlement scheme is seeing people wrongly refused employment and turned away by landlords.
European parliament says mixed messages have caused ‘unhelpful uncertainty’.
Around a third of EU nationals living in the UK have yet to secure settled status to remain in the country, creating a “ticking time bomb” for British businesses, a legal charity has warned.
Government denies U-turn on giving EU citizens physical proof of right to remain in UK, despite 'new Windrush' fears
17/01/2020
Questions raised about EU chief Guy Verhofstadt - after his claim of a partial climbdown is quickly rebuffed.
Boris Johnson's own official government figures shows his Brexit deal will make British people much poorer
17/01/2020
Johnson's own government's analysis suggests that a deal along the lines of that backed by Parliament will reduce annual economic growth by 6.7% compared to staying in the EU.
EU nationals who cannot prove ‘settled status’ being wrongly denied basic rights, report finds
20/01/2020
One in 10 Europeans in Britain have been wrongly told to provide proof of settlement despite it not being requirement until after Brexit, research suggests.
Peers back three amendments including right of EU citizens to physical proof of right to stay in UK.
New Tory MPs have promised to transform the region, but its greatest threat will come in days, when Britain leaves the EU.
The paper, commissioned by the Scottish Government, identified 137 potential impacts.
Boris Johnson's low-paid migrants ban 'disaster' as builders, bakers and care face big hit
19/02/2020
Boris Johnson's immigration plans for after Brexit are facing a massive backlash as industry leaders say key fields - like farming, construction and the stricken care industry - won't get the workers they need.