Brexit-proofing your workforce
Make sure your business isn’t caught short with skills availability when Brexit arrives
HR issues
The UK Brexit transition period ends on 31 December 2020. This page brings together guidance and news from ICAEW, as well as externally-produced resources providing practical information on hiring, talent retention, business travel and your workforce.
Need to know
The Brexit checklist: practical considerations for business
Thirty minute session from ICAEW Virtually Live covering the 10 practical considerations that businesses need to be focusing on right now to be prepared for the end of the transition period
Brexit checklist
Read our quick-start guide, outlining a variety of areas that could impact your business post Brexit, to help you prepare for when the transition period has ended.
Changes to the way companies hire from the EU
The way you hire from the EU is changing from 1 January 2021. Find out how to become a sponsor, who you can hire, and how this affects EU citizens that you already employ.
Latest news and insights
Hiring from the EU: businesses must prepare for change
13 October 2020: The Home Office has outlined new immigration rules that will change the way UK companies hire staff from the EU from 1 January 2021, including the introduction of a points-based system.
Solving the UK’s productivity puzzle
28 August: Since 2009, the UK has struggled with a slowdown in the progress of productivity. ICAEW Insights examines the causes of this ‘productivity puzzle’ and looks at how the government could tackle this in its COVID-19 rebuilding programme.
COVID compounds political uncertainty for recruitment
23 June 2020: David Symes, a specialist recruiter, says that the fall-out for the jobs market was already set in motion by political uncertainty from late 2019 before COVID.
PwC loses top graduate employer title to Civil Service
New graduates rank a career that gives something back to society over one that is well-paid
Guides and FAQs
Brexit-proofing your workforce
Make sure your business isn’t caught short with skills availability when Brexit arrives
EU law and business: Brexit implications
Much Brexit guidance is concerned mainly with trade in goods, but there are a variety of other areas of EU law that also affect business. Our guide gives you a framework to understand these implications. It will be particularly relevant for services businesses seeking to assess how they are impacted.
Webinars
Brexit: what we know – Labour and personnel issues
This webinar with CIPD and Edwin Coe will discuss the personnel and immigration issues that businesses and employees might face through the end of the transition period. Hear from two experts on these issues, and use the opportunity to ask questions on this important subject.
External resources
Business travel: extra requirements from 1 January 2021
The latest advice from the UK Government on how to prepare for business travel to Europe from 1 January 2021.
CIPD Brexit hub
Updated resources and guidance to help businesses take appropriate steps to plan for and support the workforce in the run up to 1 January 2021. The hub includes handy summaries for the six circumstances that may apply to your workforce with the actions you may need to take.
EU Settlement Scheme: employer toolkit
UK Government toolkit providing employers with the right materials and information to support EU citizens to apply to stay in the UK. Includes the short guide EU Settlement Scheme: introduction for employers which sets out the responsibilities of employers.
Should employers be worried about business travel post-Brexit transition?
Briefing from UK law firm Travers Smith on the issues to be considered for business travel between the UK and the EU27 post transition.
The UK transition ends in December
The transition period after Brexit ends in December and new rules apply from January 2021. Use this tool to get a personalised list of actions for you and your business. You can also sign up for emails to get updates for what you need to do.
Q&A: The UK’s new points-based immigration system after Brexit
Answers to frequently asked questions about the UK’s planned immigration system and its potential implications from the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford.
New immigration system: what you need to know
Information on the points-based immigration system being introduced into the UK from 2021, including the guidance The UK's points-based immigration system: An introduction for employers (PDF, 12 pages).