EU workers leave UK in record numbers as Brexit looms
6 years, 4 months ago

EU workers leave UK in record numbers as Brexit looms

Associated Press  

LONDON — Brexit is already having an impact on Britain’s labor market, with the number of people from the European Union working in the country falling by a record amount. The Office for National Statistics said Tuesday the number of EU nationals working in Britain fell by 132,000 in the three months to September compared with the year before, to 2.25 million. “The sharp fall in EU migrant workers over the last year shows that Britain’s labor market is already changing ahead of Brexit,” said Stephen Clarke, senior economic analyst at the Resolution Foundation. Most forecasters think that a no-deal Brexit, which would see tariffs slapped on British exports to the EU, border checks reinstalled, and restrictions on travelers and workers, would damage the British economy. The Standard & Poor’s ratings agency last month said a no-deal Brexit could push the British economy into recession and cause unemployment to spike to 7.4 percent by 2021.

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The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
2 months ago

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

The Independent  

It has been five years since Brexit “got done” – and voters and politicians alike are still counting the cost. open image in gallery Boris Johnson MP drives a sports car during the Brexit Battle Bus tour in Leeds in May 2016 The cost of Brexit is still being determined, but the government watchdog estimates that the economy will take …

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
2 months, 3 weeks ago

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

The Independent  

It has been five years since Brexit “got done” – and voters and politicians alike are still counting the cost. open image in gallery Boris Johnson MP drives a sports car during the Brexit Battle Bus tour in Leeds in May 2016 The cost of Brexit is still being determined, but the government watchdog estimates that the economy will take …

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
2 months, 4 weeks ago

The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on

The Independent  

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Net migration to UK hit record 906,000 in 2023
4 months ago

Net migration to UK hit record 906,000 in 2023

Al Jazeera  

Numbers fell 20 percent from the record high to 728,000 in the year to June 2024. Net migration to the United Kingdom soared to more than 900,000 last year, although tougher visa rules have started to reduce the number of arrivals, official data showed. Data from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday showed net migration of 906,000 for the …

Here’s the bit of Brexit that’s really going to hurt...
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Here’s the bit of Brexit that’s really going to hurt...

The Independent  

As if they haven’t caused enough damage to the UK already, Brexiteers have found a new and exciting way to hold us all back – especially the young people among us. And this time it’s quite literal – from 10 November, Brits who fly to EU countries will be held back in queues to be fingerprinted and photographed, and may …

Shrinking workforce costing taxpayers £16bn a year
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Shrinking workforce costing taxpayers £16bn a year

The Telegraph  

Britain’s worklessness crisis is costing taxpayers £16bn a year through lost tax revenue and an inflated benefits bill, top economists have warned. The Institute for Employment Studies and the Commission on the Future of Employment Support warned that the country’s workforce was shrinking at the fastest rate since the 1980s, leading to a shortfall in employment-related taxes. “The UK is …

Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are jobless
7 months ago

Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are jobless

Daily Mail  

Record numbers of migrants living in Britain are not working, costing taxpayers an estimated £8 billion, a report warns today. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has paused the Conservatives' plan to increase the income needed to bring a foreign partner to the UK from £29,000 to £38,700, and her main new policy is to reduce employers' reliance on overseas workers by …

Britain’s workforce crisis deepens as one in five employers struggle to fill roles
1 year, 1 month ago

Britain’s workforce crisis deepens as one in five employers struggle to fill roles

The Telegraph  

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research warned last week that businesses have become “frustrated” with British workers. The number of firms registering to become sponsors to hire abroad has doubled since 2022, as more than nine million people of working age have dropped out of the jobs market. “Employer attention is shifting from helping staff weather the cost-of-living …

The Brexit bill: £100bn hit to UK exports as toy, medical kit and jewellery sales slump
1 year, 1 month ago

The Brexit bill: £100bn hit to UK exports as toy, medical kit and jewellery sales slump

The Independent  

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Brexit will leave UK £300bn worse off by 2035, say economists
1 year, 2 months ago

Brexit will leave UK £300bn worse off by 2035, say economists

The Independent  

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Brexit Was Expected to Slash Immigration. Instead It Hit a Record.
1 year, 10 months ago

Brexit Was Expected to Slash Immigration. Instead It Hit a Record.

Live Mint  

When the U.K. voted to leave the European Union in 2016, many backers of Brexit hoped the move would cut immigration by ending the right of EU residents to move here freely, a growing trend that some Britons felt was taking jobs away from locals. Most economists agreed that Brexit would liberalize trade with the rest of the world but …

Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate
1 year, 10 months ago

Immigration to Britain hit a record high in 2022, renewing a Brexit-tinged debate

LA Times  

People wait in the arrivals area at Heathrow Airport in London. The number of people moving to Britain hit a record high of more than 600,000 in 2022, government figures showed Thursday, renewing debate about the scale of immigration and its effect on the country. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the immigration figure was “too high,” but he did not …

Brexit has created shortage of 330,000 workers in UK, say economists
2 years, 2 months ago

Brexit has created shortage of 330,000 workers in UK, say economists

The Independent  

Post-Brexit immigration rules have led to a shortfall of around 330,000 workers in the UK, according to top economists. The ending of free movement is “contributing significantly” to current labour shortages, a joint report by the UK in a Changing Europe and the Centre for European Reform think tanks has found. The new Brexit report’s co-authors said the major changes …

Foreign students and their dependents could face curbs as net migration hits half a million
2 years, 4 months ago

Foreign students and their dependents could face curbs as net migration hits half a million

The Telegraph  

Other options could include a clamp down on students exploiting the two-year graduate visas to remain in the UK doing low-skilled work and increasing the salary threshold for skilled workers, which has not been uprated in line with inflation. It is vital we restore public confidence and take back control of our borders.” Migration is high but UK job vacancies …

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves
2 years, 7 months ago

Brexit promised to ‘take back control’. Now foreign nationals are arriving in their droves

The Telegraph  

That comes on top of the 6.7 million applications by EU citizens already in the UK who have applied for settled status, of which 6.5 million have been concluded, according to Thursday's data. It is not surprising that John Hayes, a former Home Office minister and the chairman of the Tory Common Sense group, believes the next prime minister - …

Stagflation, strikes, travel chaos: The UK must prepare for dark days ahead
2 years, 9 months ago

Stagflation, strikes, travel chaos: The UK must prepare for dark days ahead

The Independent  

Pity the British traveller looking for a few weeks in the foreign sun this year. That would be difficult enough for people to cope with without the other obstacles to normal life that have presented themselves: inflation heading for 11 per cent, soaring energy bills, petrol at £2 a litre and rising, higher mortgage bills and borrowing costs, meagre pay …

The great EU Brexodus: Number of Europeans living in the UK FALLS by 12,000
2 years, 10 months ago

The great EU Brexodus: Number of Europeans living in the UK FALLS by 12,000

Daily Mail  

Departing EU nationals drove a decrease in net migration into Britain last year as the country was gripped by the fallout from Brexit and the Covid pandemic, new figures revealed today. Preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics showed that 12,000 more citizens of the bloc left the UK last year than arrived in the year to June 2021. …

UK job vacancies hit record high amid worker shortages
3 years, 5 months ago

UK job vacancies hit record high amid worker shortages

Associated Press  

LONDON — Job vacancies in the U.K. rose to a record high of nearly 1.2 million, official figures showed Tuesday, a further sign that the British economy is experiencing worker shortages in an array of sectors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and Britain’s departure from the European Union. Following weeks of long lines at gas stations as motorists …

Brexit, immigration, travel: What you should know, in 500 words
4 years, 3 months ago

Brexit, immigration, travel: What you should know, in 500 words

Al Jazeera  

Freedom of movement between the UK and the EU will come to an end on December 31, ushering in huge changes for how Britons and Europeans live, work and travel. The UK’s upcoming departure from the European Union’s orbit will see the rules governing how Britons and Europeans live, work and travel between the country and the continent change dramatically. …

EXPLAINER: Brexit ends Britons’ right to live and work in EU
4 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: Brexit ends Britons’ right to live and work in EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — So far, the large majority of British and EU citizens have not felt the realities of Brexit. Yet some in Britain and other parts of Western Europe became more skeptical about freedom of movement after several former communist nations in Eastern Europe joined the EU in 2004 and many of their citizens moved to the U.K. and other …

After Brexit, what’s now for British businesses?
4 years, 3 months ago

After Brexit, what’s now for British businesses?

Live Mint  

Business breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after the UK and European Union announced a post-Brexit trade deal, but called for greater clarity over services, and for the move to a new regime as smooth as possible. However, a feared "no-deal" would have compounded that, given it would have meant World Trade Organization rules, with high customs duties, quotas …

Researchers say UK faces a Brexit brain drain to the EU
4 years, 7 months ago

Researchers say UK faces a Brexit brain drain to the EU

Associated Press  

LONDON — The number of Britons moving to European Union countries soared after the Brexit vote in 2016, according to a U.K.-German study released Tuesday — an exodus comparable to those caused by major social or economic crises. British voters opted narrowly in a 2016 referendum to leave the EU, ending the automatic right of the bloc’s citizens to move …

UK economy risks ‘catastrophic’ one-two punch from coronavirus and Brexit
4 years, 9 months ago

UK economy risks ‘catastrophic’ one-two punch from coronavirus and Brexit

CNN  

London CNN Business — Britain is already heading for the worst coronavirus-induced slump of any major economy. “As one member put it to me — just because the house is on fire, it doesn’t make it okay to set fire to the garden shed.” British companies have already borrowed nearly £35 billion under government coronavirus relief programs, according to figures …

As Brexit nears, EU workers fortify UK’s coronavirus front lines
4 years, 11 months ago

As Brexit nears, EU workers fortify UK’s coronavirus front lines

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of EU migrants work as doctors, nurses, carers, cleaners and porters as the UK fights gravest threat in years. London, United Kingdom – Thousands of EU migrants are working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in the United Kingdom, as doctors, nurses, carers, porters and cleaners. I want the government to give me proper wages ‘ Joan …

Tory migration plan will shut out 140,000 EU workers
5 years, 1 month ago

Tory migration plan will shut out 140,000 EU workers

The Independent  

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Most UK firms ‘not ready’ for post-Brexit drop in EU workers from 2021
5 years, 6 months ago

Most UK firms ‘not ready’ for post-Brexit drop in EU workers from 2021

The Independent  

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EU migrant workers contribute £2,300 more per year to UK than average British citizen, study reveals
5 years, 6 months ago

EU migrant workers contribute £2,300 more per year to UK than average British citizen, study reveals

The Independent  

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Brexit: UK economy to shrink and wages to fall under every scenario if it leaves EU, government analysis finds
6 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: UK economy to shrink and wages to fall under every scenario if it leaves EU, government analysis finds

The Independent  

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UK says EU immigrants won’t get priority after Brexit
6 years, 5 months ago

UK says EU immigrants won’t get priority after Brexit

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, England — Britain will not offer European Union citizens preferential immigration status after Brexit, the government said Tuesday, announcing a system designed to give migrants with skills the U.K. needs priority over low-skilled migrants. Announcing Britain’s biggest immigration changes in a generation, Prime Minister Theresa May said that the new system “ends freedom of movement once and for all” …

UK immigration policy: Theresa May Cabinet 'agrees not to favour EU workers after Brexit'
6 years, 6 months ago

UK immigration policy: Theresa May Cabinet 'agrees not to favour EU workers after Brexit'

Firstpost  

Citizens from the other 27 EU member states are currently free to live and work in Britain under the bloc’s freedom of movement rules, but this will end after Brexit. London: Prime Minister Theresa May’s Cabinet has agreed that European Union citizens should not have preferential access to work in Britain compared to people from elsewhere after Brexit, media reports …

Immigration has made the UK more productive and prosperous - and will again in the future
6 years, 6 months ago

Immigration has made the UK more productive and prosperous - and will again in the future

The Independent  

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Brexit threatens to worsen skills shortage as three in five firms report more difficulty hiring staff
6 years, 6 months ago

Brexit threatens to worsen skills shortage as three in five firms report more difficulty hiring staff

The Independent  

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Is there a Brexodus? Number of EU migrants working in UK falls by record 86,000
6 years, 7 months ago

Is there a Brexodus? Number of EU migrants working in UK falls by record 86,000

The Telegraph  

The number of EU migrants working in the UK has fallen by 86,000 to 2.28million over the past year, the biggest drop since records began. Official figures revealed a huge decline in the number of people from the eight Eastern European nations that joined the EU in 2004, including Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovenia. The Office for National Statistics …

Firms face Brexit skills shortage, forcing up wages in some sectors
6 years, 7 months ago

Firms face Brexit skills shortage, forcing up wages in some sectors

The Independent  

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UK employment rate at its highest since records began in 1971
6 years, 10 months ago

UK employment rate at its highest since records began in 1971

Daily Mail  

Office for National Statistics said regular wages up 2.9% compared to last year Britain's jobs market is booming with wages growing and employment is at its highest level since 1971 - fuelling hopes the squeeze on living standards is abating. Britain is still enjoying booming employment numbers - with the employment rate at its highest since records began in 1971 …

Brexit: UK to lose 10,500 City jobs as 30 per cent of firms flag plans to move staff
7 years, 3 months ago

Brexit: UK to lose 10,500 City jobs as 30 per cent of firms flag plans to move staff

The Independent  

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Brexit: UK construction industry facing 'cliff edge' due to EU departure
7 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: UK construction industry facing 'cliff edge' due to EU departure

The Independent  

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Brexit: We now know the exact second Britain will leave, but little else is certain
7 years, 4 months ago

Brexit: We now know the exact second Britain will leave, but little else is certain

CNN  

CNN — There’s much that’s still unknown about Brexit as Britain concludes its sixth round of talks with Europe, but what has been revealed is the exact hour of Britain’s departure. In an opinion piece published in Britain’s Daily Telegraph newspaper on Friday UK Prime Minister Theresa May said Brexit would formally take place at 11 p.m. GMT on March …

Shoppers will see price rises unless EU workers are allowed to stay in UK
7 years, 5 months ago

Shoppers will see price rises unless EU workers are allowed to stay in UK

The Independent  

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Employers' confidence in the UK economy hits lowest level since Brexit vote
7 years, 6 months ago

Employers' confidence in the UK economy hits lowest level since Brexit vote

The Independent  

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Brexit: Restaurants and hotels feel the pinch as EU workers leave the UK
7 years, 6 months ago

Brexit: Restaurants and hotels feel the pinch as EU workers leave the UK

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UK immigration latest: Net migration falls to 246,000 in lead-up to Brexit as thousands of EU citizens leave
7 years, 7 months ago

UK immigration latest: Net migration falls to 246,000 in lead-up to Brexit as thousands of EU citizens leave

The Independent  

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Migration of EU citizens to UK plunges after Brexit vote
7 years, 7 months ago

Migration of EU citizens to UK plunges after Brexit vote

Daily Mail  

The number of Europeans moving to Britain has plunged by 51,000, new statistics showed today. At the same time 342,000 moved away from the UK - meaning net migration stood at 246,000 The fall in arrivals from the EU8 countries - Poland, Lithuania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia and Latvia - shown in the blue line has been particularly …

Without EU migrants, our economy will buckle under the pressure of Brexit
7 years, 7 months ago

Without EU migrants, our economy will buckle under the pressure of Brexit

The Independent  

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Brexit: Number of EU citizens working in UK hits record high despite leave vote
7 years, 7 months ago

Brexit: Number of EU citizens working in UK hits record high despite leave vote

The Independent  

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Brexit: Government report on EU migration impact not due until September 2018 - six months before Britain leaves bloc
7 years, 8 months ago

Brexit: Government report on EU migration impact not due until September 2018 - six months before Britain leaves bloc

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Hard Brexit could be 'catastrophic' for the City of London and cost 70,000 jobs, say experts
7 years, 8 months ago

Hard Brexit could be 'catastrophic' for the City of London and cost 70,000 jobs, say experts

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We are going to face a massive employment crisis after Brexit
7 years, 8 months ago

We are going to face a massive employment crisis after Brexit

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Brexit: More than two million UK employees work for companies that are reliant on investment from the EU
7 years, 8 months ago

Brexit: More than two million UK employees work for companies that are reliant on investment from the EU

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