Economics
U.K. Employers Concerned About Brexit Migration Restrictions
- Government-commissioned report publishes findings Tuesday
- Fears for future system acute in lower-skilled sectors
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U.K. businesses have become reliant on European Union workers and are concerned about restrictions after Britain leaves the bloc next year, according to a government-commissioned study published Tuesday.
“Employers were fearful about what the future migration system might be,” the Migration Advisory Committee said in an interim report. “Many employers in lower-skilled sectors have built a business model in which the ready availability of EEA migrant labor played an important, sometimes vital, role.”