A result, in Brexit terms, must be fewer EU workers. That, however, raises another set of difficult questions: questions about who will do the jobs that EU workers were coming to the UK to do, and what they will be paid. If, in addition, there are fewer EU workers, that is likely to mean more upward pressure on pay. Contemplating the consequences of Brexit is clarifying the real impact of the movement of 21st-century labour. But it would also upend the British labour market model where high levels of employment are set against hyper-flexible working and low pay.

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2016 18:10 UTC