Britain's Businesses Must Start Planning For Brexit

The think-tank Resolution Foundation commissioned a survey to clarify the preparedness of British business for the radical changes that Brexit will bring.  ComRes research consultancy interviewed 500 employers who currently employ nationals from across the EU and found that practically half the businesses have a complete disconnect between their own expectations and the likely reality of the effects that Brexit will bring.  The finding highlighted the fact that at least 17% of the employers are under the impression that there will be no change in the capacity for EU nationals' inbound freedom of movement.  Also, nearly of third of the businesses in the survey believed that as long as an EU national had a job offer the system would be maintained as it is at present.   A surprising 46% of businesses surveyed stated that they did not anticipate a change in the number of EU nationals they employ in the next 12 months, with nearly a quarter expecting to increase the number