Rights of EU nationals in the event of No Deal Brexit

Hi Daniel,

I signed up to the governments mailing list for updates on this and the one I received last week said that in the event of a no deal the EU Settlement Scheme will still be implemented which will enable EU citizens and their families living in the UK by 29th March 2019 to continue to work and study and access services in the UK on the same basis as they do at the moment. The only thing they suggested would be different is that the deadline for applications would be brought forward to 31st December 2020.

If you go on the gov.uk website there is plenty of information: www.gov.uk/.../rights-eu-eea-citizens

They also have an employer toolkit online as well and you can sign up for email updates.

Hi Gemma, thanks for your response. My understanding from the current CIPD guidance was that anyone who enters the country during the transition period to December 2020 will be able to stay, even in the event of No Deal. That deadline seems to have been pulled forward to 29th March 2019:

"The Home Office’s indication to the CIPD is that free movement will effectively continue during the transitional period between March 2019 and December 2020; as currently set out in the draft agreement between the EU and the UK."

www.cipd.co.uk/.../eu-citizens-rights-brexit

Everything is so up in the air at the moment it's hard to know what will happen, but clearly there's a bit of a disconnect between the CIPD guidance and elsewhere.

thanks Steve. It reads like it's effective even in the event of No Deal. I work for a company with a number of EU nationals so it would be good to give them some assurance as to what the cut-off date will be.

thanks Steve. It reads like it's effective even in the event of No Deal. I work for a company with a number of EU nationals so it would be good to give them some assurance as to what the cut-off date will be.