Almost half of British employers are unprepared for the government's planned changes to immigration rules after Brexit, a survey from the Resolution Foundation think tank showed on Monday.
According to the Resolution Foundation, an independent British think tank, almost half of the British employers are unprepared for the Conservative Party's planned changes to immigration rules ensuing Brexit.
The survey that was published on Monday, 12th June, showed that 30% of companies expect freedom of movement to continue for citizens from the European Union and the European Economic Are (EU/EEA) as long as they have an overture.
17% nonetheless think that there would be no changes to the current rules.
The Resolution Foundation, which aims to improve the standard of living of low- and middle- income families, remarked that these expectations were "totally unrealistic" given that Prime Minister Theresa May had vowed to cut immigration extravagantly, regardless of the demand from businesses for foreign labour.
May's loss in the recent parliamentary election held last week has provoked many Conservative leaders to panic and has brought about a political turmoil in Britain. The support for Brexit has entered into a complex debacle within the party itself.
The elections that were conducted earlier than usual because of May's insistence, have created a clash as May's party lost its majority rather than gaining them. This comes a week before Brexit negotiations were to take place. The Brexit is expected to be concluded before March 2019, when Britain is due to leave.
This deadline looks even more challenging now as May's electoral debacle has invigorated her own party members to object to her "hard Brexit" approach of leaving the single European market in order to cut immigration.
46% of companies employing EU/EEA nationals do not expect any decline in their numbers despite the official data showing a sharp fall in net immigration.
"There's a stark gap between what businesses want and expect from our post-Brexit immigration system and what the government has pledged to deliver,"said Stephen Clarke, policy analyst at the Resolution Foundation.
According to him, "Reconciling these differences, and giving businesses enough to plan for a new regime is absolutely vital." This would be particularly vital for sectors like agriculture, food manufacturing, hospitality and construction.
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