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Uncertainty over UK citizens’ future status is prompting some European employers to steer clear.
Labour says leaked proposals a ‘disgrace’ but business secretary insists government will not water down standards.
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.
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.
In what follows, a group of leading social scientists explore these themes, explaining what has happened in the past, the situation the UK finds itself in now, and the issues that might confront us going forward. The collection is intended as a guide to the big questions confronting the country in the years to come.
Confidence is at rock-bottom in the UK's ability to attract and retain the best scientific and engineering talent from Europe.
Only 3,700 people from the UK are being employed in the EU to do jobs such as chalet hosts, holiday reps and tour guides, new figures show.
The impact of Brexit on freelancers and the UK’s creative industries has been laid bare. / In a damning new report, the government is starkly reminded that it put in place “no clear provisions…dedicated to self-employed” people from abroad, in the 2020 Brexit deal.
The five key metrics are not pointing to anything good.
One in three young people (16 to 35) are considering leaving the UK to work in another European country due to uncertainty around Brexit as well as the Covid-19 pandemic
The paper, commissioned by the Scottish Government, identified 137 potential impacts.
European parliament says mixed messages have caused ‘unhelpful uncertainty’.
The number of adults participating in government-funded further education and skills training has dropped dramatically, according to a report by a parliamentary committee.
Loss of free movement rights means UK workers not suitable for many professional roles.
Figures reveal impact of Brexit and pandemic, with £2.7bn fall blamed largely on 24% drop in sales to bloc
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.
Citizens told to complain if rights have been breached, as number of applicants surges before deadline.
Landlords and employers are illegally asking applicants from the bloc to provide their settled status documentation.
EU citizens set to face Brexit ‘discrimination’ from landlords and employers, Sadiq Khan warns
01/12/2020
Mayor makes ‘direct appeal to every European Londoner’ to register before Christmas.
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.
Lawyers say lack of knowledge among employers and landlords about EU settlement scheme is seeing people wrongly refused employment and turned away by landlords.
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.
Many married women cannot prove settled status to employers and councils because of a mix-up.
The chancellor says freeports could help the economic recovery, but critics say they increase the risk of tax dodging and lower employment standards.
Germany has extended the grace period by which British citizens were allowed to live and work in Germany after Brexit without any documentation.
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.
Business secretary has denied claims EU-based employment laws such as 48-hour week will be axed.
Dozens of companies have laid out plans to leave, yet the number of people jobless is at its lowest since the 1970s.
Indeed’s research suggests that EU jobseekers are showing more interest in Ireland-based roles after Brexit. It found that media, pharmacy and the social sciences are all sectors in high demand, potentially because EU citizens are finding it harder to obtain work visas under the UK’s new immigration policy.
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.
British people in France have raised concern about their job prospects after Brexit after several jobs ads were spotted specifying that UK passport holders would not be considered.
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.
The Welsh Liberal Democrat have called on the the UK Government to “get a grip” and accused them of “failing to address the problems they have caused” with new post-Brexit customs regulations.
Employers may need to act fast to ensure they do not fall foul of sudden legal changes triggered by a Brexit milestone, an employment law expert has warned.
New Tory MPs have promised to transform the region, but its greatest threat will come in days, when Britain leaves the EU.
DOUGLAS Chapman has called on the UK Government to address the fall-out from Brexit to UK pilots who are now prevented from securing work in the aviation sector.
Downing Street insists "we will not be lowering workers' rights" but does not rule out changes to the EU working time directive.
The Home Office's proposed skills criteria and salary threshold for overseas workers will "decimate" the north's hospitality sector, an industry representative has said.
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.
Experts say alteration to holiday rights is one of the most significant erosions of employment protections since UK left EU.
Wales’ economy minister described replacement EU funding mechanisms as “chaotic and unwelcome” during a Senedd debate. / Vaughan Gething said the UK Government’s shared prosperity fund is smaller, less flexible and narrower in scope than the EU funding it replaces.
Experts express concern over the loss of Britons’ free movement rights after Brexit.
Points-based system will have 'potentially disastrous consequences' in high-vacancy sector and government suggestion that gaps be filled by UK workers earning higher wages rubbished.
A British man working as a security guard in France has said he risks losing his job because of a Brexit-related admin issue.
Peers back three amendments including right of EU citizens to physical proof of right to stay in UK.
Settled status: Job adverts on Government site ask for proof of right to remain, against Home Office guidance
25/01/2021
The Home Office has insisted that EU nationals should not be asked for proof of their right to work in the UK, but a number of adverts published on the DWP job page ask for settled status evidence.
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.
The Brexit Referendum 5 Years on – Summary of Impacts to Date (Information note from the Scottish Government) [pdf]
24/06/2021
This note summarises the evidence so far of the impacts on Brexit on Scotland. It sets out early evidence related to areas such as trade, the workforce and EU programmes.
This note summarises the evidence so far of the impacts on Brexit on Scotland. It sets out early evidence related to areas such as trade, the workforce and EU programmes.
'No matter which sector you talk to - from video games to abattoirs, broadcasters to supermarket delivery, financial services to care - they all say the same thing: We need access to people.'
Half think leaving EU will make it harder to find graduate role; 78 per cent fear career prospects will be harmed, poll finds.
Only 3,700 people from the UK are being employed in the EU to do jobs such as chalet hosts, holiday reps and tour guides, new figures show.
Some European Union nationals who have failed to prove that they have applied for residence status in Britain even though they settled in the UK before the Brexit transition period risk losing their jobs, homes, and access to other public services.
UK pilots urge Government to end damaging post Brexit licence inequality stopping them securing jobs
23/07/2021
More than 3500 UK Pilots have written to the Government to highlight the new and unfair system that means UK pilot licences have been ‘seriously degraded in value and utility’ following Brexit. The new state of play has actively prevented UK pilots, including those made redundant due to Covid-19, from securing UK jobs.
UK staff in EU holiday jobs plummets 70 per cent as British tourism pleads for post Brexit help
14/06/2023
The UK travel sector has called on the government to address difficulties employing British staff in EU holiday destinations, due to post-Brexit red tape and rising hiring costs.
Experts say recovery at risk amid sharp fall in EU workers and dwindling interest in UK jobs from abroad.
High cost of entry under immigration overhaul will put off applicants, says thinktank.
British seasonal workers jobs are at risk
Economy Minister Vaughan Gething has accused the UK Government of losing Wales millions of pounds and thousands of job opportunities through mismanagement of its own post-Brexit regional aid programme.
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‘My Brexit nightmare in Spain’: The British expats forced to jump through hoops to keep jobs
21/07/2023
Chris Pellow, 64, will get to vote in Spain’s election on Sunday, but says it’s no compensation for the problems caused by the UK’s exit from Europe
Angry MPs say the move threatens jobs, the environment and the NHS in a cliff-edge crash-out on WTO terms.
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