While much of British employment law derives from Europe, some
areas are purely UK provisions. So to what extent would existing
laws be affected by Brexit and what wider implications might we
expect? Here, we address some of the initial issues businesses will
need to consider and look at how best to be prepared.
In the short term, the impact of Brexit on employment law will
be marginal, but the impact on employee relations in the event of a
‘nodeal’ Brexit could be very substantial. The only
formal changes to UK employment law come in the areas of European
Works Councils and employee guarantee funds for insolvency.
However, the uncertainty over the immigration status of EU
nationals - together with hints from Government of strict
enforcement - risks impacting individual employees, their
colleagues and partners. Moreover, if there is substantial economic
disruption, the political polarisation may intensify and be
reflected in the workplace, with belief in
