There’s an irony to the fact that five years after a Brexit referendum that was in large part won on a promise of ending the right of European Union citizens to work in Britain, one of the biggest uncertainties overhanging the UK economy is a shortage of EU workers. In recent weeks, there has been a growing chorus of alarm from business groups over the difficulties that their members are facing in filling vacancies. These shortages extend well beyond the well-documented woes of hotels and restaurants that tried to reopen after lockdown only to discover their staff had disappeared while on furlough. SponsoredDifficulties are being reported across multiple sectors, including construction, logistics, manufacturing and even financial services. The British Chambers of Commerce found that 70

Source: The Times July 14, 2021 22:52 UTC