Brexit employment time bomb could break the supply chain

August 21, 2018 Kylie Noble


 

The FTA has warned that the supply chain is “set to disintegrate” if the status of European workers within the UK’s logistics sector is not settled as part of the ongoing Brexit negotiations. Referencing the latest  UK unemployment figures published by the Office of National Statistics, the FTA called on the government to provide clarity on the working position for EU nationals after the UK leaves the union. Sally Gilson, FTA’s head of skills, said: “Logistics is the nation’s unsung […]




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