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Recruiting from the EU in the event of No Deal

Daniel

Hi all, Happy new year! 

Has anyone seen any definitive guidance from the government about what the position will be for recruiting from EU Countries if there is no Brexit deal? I had been working on the assumption that there would be a lengthy transition period where free movement rules would essentially continue as before. It now seems that No Deal is becoming increasingly likely, as it appears that there has been no movement from either side on the Withdrawal Agreement. Will I be able to recruit from the EU post 30th March if there is No Deal? Will EU applicants need to apply for a visa/work permit and be treated the same as other 3rd country citizens?

  • in reply to Daniel
    That's right, because what no-deal would actually look like is still undetermined (the options that are being hinted at could include some form of free movement).

    Stay tuned, we will update after the vote next week!
  • in reply to Derek Tong
    Thanks Derek. We truly are in "uncharted waters" at the moment!
  • in reply to Daniel
    Would be kind of exciting if the ramifications weren't so serious!
  • in reply to Derek Tong
    I follow Brexit closely, I'm kind of a politics junkie. Yes it is exciting, but also incredible that we have 2.5 years since the referendum and still no clear of what is going to happen. We will see I guess!
  • in reply to Daniel
    I would be amazed if anything becomes clearer in next few "days and weeks" in terms of employment to be honest. Unless by some miracle a deal is done
  • in reply to Daniel
    ….and these "uncharted waters" are those navigated into by the "Sovereign Parliament" that we are going to rely upon for our country's future? The lack of foresight on the employment of EU nationals is only one of its current constituent leadership's failings. Not a political observation, a purely practical one. Would one continue to empower a Board of Directors who not only had no clue on how their company's future labour needs were to be met, but little clue about what their markets were to be, what future supply costs were proposed (or indeed about availability of essential materials at all), or regarding almost any other aspect of their business's strategic future? I think I would be calling an emergency shareholders' meeting to protect my personal life-long investment in the business's future and to answer the recruitment issue with all the others!
  • I’m also someone who will/might/could be heavily/slightly/un affected by whatever happens ... or doesn’t happen ... or might happen in some way. I’ve just made a list off all workers who could be affected - ie: all non-UK workers - with everything I can think of: length of service, salary, education, nationality of spouse; in fact anything I can think off. I don’t know what I need to have or do, but then neither does anyone else.

    I do have a plan B. My Amazon delivery of a pack of tarot cards, an oujia board, and a copy of the ‘Dummies guide to reading tea leaves’ should be with me tomorrow.
  • in reply to Teresa
    Ah! Teresa! You've obviously had a briefing from the Secret Political (un)-intelligence service! (MI4 and-three-quarters). You will clearly be using the same source materials as Corbyn, May and Co. Be careful you are not arrested as a Tealeafreadian spy!

  • For those of a certain age / Raymond Briggs fans

  • in reply to Peter
    An in/out referendum on EU membership was promised in the 2015 Conservative manifesto. The Government has known since 24th June 2016 that we had voted to Leave, but seems to have only started planning for No Deal now. I agree that they have been utterly incompetent, but suspect this may be because we have a government who never really intended to implement the result of the referendum.

    This should be an interesting week (in the Chinese proverb sense!).