Will leaving the EU and the new political landscape mean more or
less protection for workers?
The election of a new government in December has arguably
brought more certainty to the political landscape. The Withdrawal
Agreement Bill has now passed all its stages in Parliament and been
given Royal Assent. The UK will therefore leave the European Union
on 31 January 2020, with a transition period running until 31
December 2020.
EU/EEA workers who have not yet applied for settled status and
are resident in the UK before the end of the transition period can
do so until 30 June 2021. Otherwise, EU/EEA workers who wish to
live and work in the UK in the future look likely to be subject to
the same skills-based immigration rules as other foreign workers. A
Migration Advisory Committee report on this proposed immigration
system was finally published on 28 January and it is expected that
the Government will follow most of its recommendations. Further
details of the
